Английская Википедия:Battle of Las Carreras

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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.Шаблон:Sfn

Battle

The battle opened with a cannon barrage and devolved into hand-to-hand combat.Шаблон:Sfn As the remnants of the Haitian army retreated along the southern coastal road, they were under fire from a small Dominican squadron.Шаблон:Sfn Haitian strategy was ridiculed by the American press:

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