Battle of Beler
| Battle of Beler | |||||||
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| Part of the Dominican War of Independence | |||||||
Monte Cristi Province | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Dominican Republic | Haiti | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Gen. Francisco Antonio Salcedo Lt. José María Imbert Adm. Juan Bautista Cambiaso |
Gen. Jean-Louis Pierrot Gen. Seraphin † | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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3 schooners (Separación Dominicana, María Chica, and Leonor) | Unknown | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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16 killed 25–30 wounded |
350 killed 10 captured | ||||||
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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.