Siege of Santo Domingo (1805)

Siege of Santo Domingo (1805)
Part of the Franco-Haitian War
Date February to April, 1805 Location Captaincy General of Santo Domingo Under French Control 1795-1809 Nowadays Dominican Republic 18°28′35.00″N 69°53′35.99″W / 18.4763889°N 69.8933306°W / 18.4763889; -69.8933306 Result French victory Haitian withdrawal from Santo Domingo. Massacre of Dominicans by the Haitian army.
Belligerents
France	Haiti
Commanders and leaders
Gen. Jean-Louis Ferrand	Emperor Jacques I Gen. Henri Christophe
Strength
2,000 regulars six frigates	21,000 regulars and militia
Casualties and losses
Unknown	Unknown
class=notpageimage| Location within the Dominican Republic Show map of the Dominican Republic Siege of Santo Domingo (1805) (Caribbean) Show map of Caribbean

The siege of Santo Domingo (1805) was a major battle of the Franco-Haitian War and was fought in March 1805 at Santo Domingo, Saint-Domingue. A force of some 2,000 French Army troops led by Gen. Jean-Louis Ferrand resisted a siege of three weeks by a force of 21,000 Haitian Army troops led by Emperor Jacques I. The siege lasted until the city received naval support from six French Navy frigates.^[1]