Battle of Estrelleta

Battle of Estrelleta
Part of the Dominican War of Independence
Elías Piña Province
Date 17 September 1845 Location Estrelleta, Elías Piña Province Result Decisive Dominican victory
Belligerents
Dominican Republic	Haiti
Commanders and leaders
Gen. Antonio Duvergé Gen. José Joaquín Puello	Gen. Jean-Louis Pierrot
Casualties and losses
3 wounded	unknown number of killed & wounded 2 artillery pieces captured

The Battle of Estrelleta (Spanish: Batalla de la Esrelleta) was a major battle of the Dominican War of Independence and was fought on September 17, 1845, at the site of Estrelleta, near Las Matas de Farfán, San Juan 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 General Jean-Louis Pierrot.^[1]