Claparède attacks Romain’s camp at Vaudreuil

On 6 February 1803, the indigène General Romain, beaten by the French at Bousmat and at Métayer, withdrew to the habitation Vaudreuil with his troops. The next day General Claparède was launched against him with 2,500 men. Assailed on all sides, Romain presented a formidable front everywhere. Claparède, after vain efforts to carry the entrenched camp, feigned a retreat in order to draw the indigènes into open country, outside their lines. Romain, believing that the French were on the point of taking flight, sprang over his entrenchments to break them. Claparède at once turned about, opened his ranks, and the light artillery vomited grapeshot into the indigène battalions. The brigade chief Neterwood immediately charged at the head of the cavalry of the guard of honour. Romain returned to his position. Neterwood, carried away by his usual ardour, halted only at the foot of the entrenchments, where he was met by a lively fusillade. The two armies remained facing each other. The indigènes lost 200 men and the French as many. During the following night, General Romain withdrew to his…

Rouzier tells this under the entry VAUDREUIL.