What the records say
- When
- 6 Sep 1863 – 13 Sep 1863
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 19.45° N, 70.70° W
- Description
- 1863 battle
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Battle of Santiago (1863)
1863 battle of the Dominican Restoration War
The Battle of Santiago took place on September 6, 1863, during the Dominican Restoration War. Dominican troops launched repeated frontal assaults on Fort San Luis, which were repelled by Spanish rifle and artillery fire, inflicting heavy Dominican losses. A column of 3,000 Spanish reinforcements then entered Santiago, while the Dominicans defended the forts of Dios, Patria, and Libertad.
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