Dominican forces under Antonio Duvergé Duval defeated a larger Haitian army and captured Fort Cachimán during the Dominican War of Independence.
Key Facts
- Date
- December 4, 1844
- Haitian casualties
- 300 killed
- Dominican commander
- Antonio Duvergé Duval
- Post-battle commander
- Juan Evangelista Batista
- Conflict
- Dominican War of Independence
- Border location
- Elías Piña (DR) / Belladère (Haiti)
Location
Cause → Event → Consequence
During the Dominican War of Independence, Haitian forces maintained a fortified position at Cachimán along the border between present-day Elías Piña province in the Dominican Republic and Belladère in Haiti. Haitian troops held numerical superiority in the region, posing a strategic threat to Dominican territorial control.
On December 4, 1844, a Dominican force led by Antonio Duvergé Duval engaged and defeated the numerically superior Haitian army at Fort Cachimán. After intense fighting along the Haiti–Dominican Republic border, the Dominicans captured the Haitian fort. Three hundred Haitians were killed, along with an unknown number of Dominican soldiers.
Following the capture of Fort Cachimán, the Dominicans established an advance post at the fort under the command of Juan Evangelista Batista, consolidating their control of the border area and strengthening their defensive position in the ongoing war of independence against Haiti.
Belligerents & Mobilization Analysis
Side A
1 belligerent
Antonio Duvergé Duval, Juan Evangelista Batista.
Side B
1 belligerent