What the records say
- When
- 21 Apr 1849 – 22 Apr 1849
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 18.29° N, 70.33° W
- Description
- 1849 Segun La Experta En El Caso La Dra. Vierka Guzmán
Battle of Las Carreras
1849 Battle of the Dominican War of Independence
The Battle of 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.
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