Battle of Sabana Larga

Battle of Sabana Larga
Part of the Dominican War of Independence

Dajabón Province
Date24 January 1856
Location
Sabana Larga, near Dajabón
Result Dominican victory
Belligerents
 Dominican Republic  Haiti
Commanders and leaders
Dominican Republic Juan Luis Franco Bidó
Dominican Republic Gaspar Polanco
Dominican Republic Pedro Florentino
Dominican Republic Lucas de Peña
Dominican Republic Eusebio Puello		 Second Empire of Haiti Faustin I of Haiti
Second Empire of Haiti Gen. Cayemite
Second Empire of Haiti Gen. Prophete
Strength
6,500–8,000[1][2] 8,000–22,000[1][2]
Casualties and losses
236 killed[1] 1,000+ killed[1]
Hundreds of prisoners[1]
2 artillery pieces captured[1]

The Battle of Sabana Larga (Spanish: Batalla de Sabana Larga) was a major battle during the years after the Dominican War of Independence. It was fought on 24 January 1856 in Sabana Larga, Dajabón. A force of 8,000 Dominican troops of the northern army, led by General Juan Luis Franco Bidó, defeated a numerically larger force of 22,000 troops of the Haitian Army under Emperor Faustin I.[2] Another part of the Haitian army was entrenched in Jácuba near Puerto Plata, but were defeated by Florentino and General Peter Lucas Peña.

  1. ^ a b c d e f "La batalla de Sabana Larga" (PDF) (in Spanish).
  2. ^ a b c Clodfelter 2017, p. 302.