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 Gen. Francisco del Rosario Sánchez Gen. Matías Ramón Mella	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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