Battle of Azua

The Battle of Azua or March 19 was the first major battle of the Dominican War of Independence and was fought on the 19 March 1844, at Azua de Compostela, Azua Province. A force of some 2,200 Dominican troops, a portion of the Army of the South, led by General Pedro Santana and General Antonio Duvergé defeated an outnumbering force of 10,000 troops of the Haitian Army led by General Souffrand.

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1844  Wikidata
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battle, Dominican Republic, 

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Location: 18.46, -70.74, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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1844 Battle of Azua

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1849 Siege of Azua

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1849 Battle of El Númeroverga

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1863 Battle of the Jura

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1973 Playa Caracoles landing

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1844	Battle of Azua	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1849	Siege of Azua	siege, First Republic (Dominican Republic), Republic of Haiti (1820–1849)	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1849	Battle of El Númeroverga	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1863	Battle of the Jura	battle, Kingdom of Spain, Dominicans	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1973	Playa Caracoles landing	insurgency	Wikidata