Battle of Tortuguero

Battle of Tortuguero
Part of the Dominican War of Independence
The three Dominican schooners later on in Santo Domingo circa 1850.
Date 15 April 1844 Location Puerto Tortuguero, Azua Province Result Dominican victory
Belligerents
Dominican Republic	Haiti
Commanders and leaders
Comm. Juan Bautista Cambiaso Capt. Juan Bautista Maggiolo Lt. Juan Alejandro Acosta	Unknown
Strength
3 schooners (Separación Dominicana, María Chica, and San José)	1 brigantine (Pandora) 2 schooners (La Mouche and Le Signifie)
Casualties and losses
none	1 brigantine sunk[1] 2 schooners sunk[1]

The Battle of Tortuguero (Spanish: Batalla de Tortuguero) was the first naval battle of the Dominican War of Independence and was fought on 15 April 1844 at Tortuguero, Azua Province. A force of three Dominican schooners led by Commander Juan Bautista Cambiaso defeated a force of three vessels of the Haitian Navy. Though it was a minor naval battle engagement, it determined the naval supremacy of the Dominican Republic over Haiti until the end of the war.