Battle of March 19
Part of the Dominican War of Independence
Date 19 March 1844 Location Azua de Compostela, Azua Province Result Dominican victory
Belligerents
Dominican Republic	Haiti
Commanders and leaders
Gen. Pedro Santana Gen. Antonio Duvergé	Gen. Charles Rivière-Hérard Gen. Souffrand
Strength
2,200 regulars 2 artillery pieces	10,000 regulars
Casualties and losses
2 killed, 3 wounded [1]	1,000 killed [1]

The Battle of Azua ( Spanish: Batalla de Azua) was the first major battle of the Dominican War of Independence and was fought on the 19 March 1844, at Azua de Compostela, Azua Province. A force of some 2,200 Dominican troops, a portion of the Army of the South, led by General Pedro Santana and General Antonio Duvergé defeated an outnumbering force of 10,000 troops of the Haitian Army led by General Souffrand. ^[2]

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