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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