Battle of Las Carreras

Battle of Las Carreras
Part of the Dominican War of Independence
Depiction of the Battle of Las Carreras
Date 21-22 April 1849 Location Nearby Baní, Peravia Province Result Decisive Dominican victory
Belligerents
Dominican Republic	Haiti
Commanders and leaders
Gen. Pedro Santana Gen. Antonio Duvergé	Faustin Soulouque
Strength
400–800 militia[1] 1 field gun	10,000–18,000 regulars 7 artillery pieces
Casualties and losses
minimal	500+ killed[a] 7 artillery pieces captured

The Battle of Las Carreras (Spanish: Batalla de Las Carreras) was a major battle during the years after the Dominican War of Independence and was fought on the 21–22 April 1849, nearby Baní, Peravia Province. A force of 800 Dominican troops, a portion of the Army of the South, led by General Pedro Santana, defeated an outnumbering force of 10,000 troops of the Haitian Army led by Faustin Soulouque.^[3]

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