1805
1805: Jean-Jacques Dessalines led an army of 20,000 soldiers on a military campaign to capture the city of Santo Domingo from French forces.
1805: Jean-Jacques Dessalines led an army of 20,000 soldiers on a military campaign to capture the city of Santo Domingo from French forces. The expedition was eventually forced to retreat following the arrival of a French naval squadron that reinforced General Ferrand’s garrison.
Source · p. 33
Gaffield, Haitian Connections in the Atlantic World, 33