Battle of Sabana Real

Battle of Sabana Real
Part of the Nine Years' War
Illustration of the Battle of Sabana Real, artwork by José Alloza
Date January 21, 1691; 333 years ago Location Captaincy General of Santo Domingo (present-day Dominican Republic) Result Spanish victory
Belligerents
Santo Domingo	France
Commanders and leaders
Francisco de Segura Sandoval y Castilla	De Cussy  †
Strength
700 Spanish Dominican raiders[1] 2,600 militiamen[1]	1,000[1]
Casualties and losses
47 dead 130 wounded	400 dead

The Battle of Sabana Real (Spanish: Batalla de Sabana Real) took place on January 21, 1691. An army of 700 Dominican raiders and 2,600 militiamen aboard five warships of the Armada de Barlovento, circled and overwhelmed 1,000 French defenders at Sabana de la Limonade; Governor de Cussy and 400 of his followers were killed.

This incident, among others, led Spain to formally recognize French control of some Caribbean territory in the Treaty of Ryswick in order to avoid further conflicts again in the future: Tortuga Island and the western third of the adjacent island of Hispaniola, where the French colony of Saint-Domingue was later established.