Battle of Sabana Larga | |||||||
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Part of the Dominican War of Independence | |||||||
Dajabón Province | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Dominican Republic | Empire of Haiti | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Juan Luis Franco Bidó Gaspar Polanco Pedro Florentino Lucas Peña |
Faustin I of Haiti Gen. Cayemite Gen. Prophete | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
6,500–8,000 [1] [2] | 8,000–22,000 [1] [2] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
236 killed [1] |
1,000+ killed
[1] Hundreds of prisoners [1] 2 artillery pieces captured [1] |
The Battle of Sabana Larga was a major battle during the years after the Dominican War of Independence. It was fought on 24 January 1856 in Sabana Larga, Dajabón. A force of 8,000 Dominican troops of the northern army, led by General Juan Luis Franco Bidó, defeated a numerically larger force of 22,000 troops of the Haitian army under Emperor Faustin I. [2] Another part of the Haitian army was entrenched in Jácuba near Puerto Plata, but were defeated by Florentino and General Peter Lucas Peña.