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Battle of El Número
Part of the Dominican War of Independence
Map of Hispaniola (1859)
Date 17 April 1849 Location Nearby Azua de Compostela, Azua Province Result Dominican victory
Belligerents
Dominican Republic	Haiti
Commanders and leaders
Gen. Francisco Domínguez Gen. Antonio Duvergé	Faustin Soulouque Gen. Jean Francois Jeannot
Strength
300 riflemen	10,000 regulars

The Battle of El Número (Spanish: Batalla del Número) was a battle during the years after the Dominican War of Independence and was fought on 17 April 1849, nearby Azua de Compostela, Azua Province. A force of 300 Dominican troops, a portion of the Army of the South, led by General Francisco Domínguez and General Antonio Duvergé defeated an outnumbering force of 10,000 troops of the Haitian Army led by General Jean Francois Jeannot.

References

1. Authors 2013.

Bibliography

• Scheina, Robert L. (2003). Latin America's Wars. Potomac Books.
• Authors, Multiple (2013). Imperial Wars 1815–1914. Amber Books Ltd. ISBN 9781782741251.

• Dominican War of Independence
• Conflicts in 1849
• Battles involving the Dominican Republic
• Battles involving Haiti
• Battles of the Dominican War of Independence
• 1849 in the Dominican Republic
• April 1849 events
• 1840s battles