Battle of Las Carreras

Battle of Las Carreras
Part of the Dominican War of Independence

Depiction of the Battle of Las Carreras
Date21–22 April 1849
Location
Result Decisive Dominican victory
Belligerents
 Dominican Republic  Haiti
Commanders and leaders
Dominican Republic Gen. Pedro Santana
Dominican Republic Gen. Antonio Duvergé
Dominican Republic Gen. Francisco del Rosario Sánchez
Dominican Republic Gen. Matías Ramón Mella
Republic of Haiti (1820–1849) Faustin Soulouque
Strength
400–800 militia[1]
1 field gun
10,000–18,000 regulars
7 artillery pieces
Casualties and losses
minimal 500+ killed[a]
7 artillery pieces captured

The Battle of Las Carreras (Spanish: Batalla de Las Carreras) was a major battle during the years after the Dominican War of Independence and was fought on the 21–22 April 1849, nearby Baní, Peravia Province. A force of 800 Dominican troops, a portion of the Army of the South, led by General Pedro Santana, defeated an outnumbering force of 10,000 troops of the Haitian Army led by Faustin Soulouque.[3]


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