Battle of Beler
Battle of Beler | |||||||
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Part of the Dominican War of Independence | |||||||
![]() Monte Cristi Province | |||||||
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Strength | |||||||
3 schooners (Separación Dominicana, María Chica, and Leonor) | unknown | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
16 killed 25–30 wounded | 350 killed 10 captured |
The Battle of Beler (Spanish: Batalla de Beler) was one of the major battles of the Dominican War of Independence and was fought on the 27 October 1845 at the Beler savanna, Monte Cristi Province. A force of Dominican troops, a portion of the Army of the North, led by General Francisco Antonio Salcedo, defeated a force of the Haitian Army led by General Jean-Louis Pierrot, while 3 Dominican schooners led by Admiral Juan Bautista Cambiaso, blockaded the port of Cap-Haïtien to prevent sea reinforcements of the near sited land battle.[1]
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[edit]- Authors, Multiple (2013). Imperial Wars 1815–1914. Amber Books Ltd. ISBN 9781782741251.