Battle of El Memiso

Battle of El Memiso
Part of the Dominican War of Independence
El Memiso
Battle of El Memiso (the Dominican Republic)
Date13 April 1844
Location
El Memiso, Dominican Republic
Result Dominican victory
Belligerents
Dominican Republic  Haiti
Commanders and leaders
Gen. Antonio Duvergé
Gen. Felipe Alfau		 Col. Pierre Paul
Col. Auguste Brouard

The Battle of El Memiso (Spanish: Batalla del Memiso) was the third major battle of the Dominican War of Independence and was fought on the 13 April 1844, at El Memiso, Azua Province. A force of Dominican troops, a portion of the Army of the South, led by General Antonio Duvergé, defeated an outnumbering force of the Haitian Army led by Col. Pierre Paul.

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