Battle of Saint-Raphaël
Battle of Saint-Raphaël | |||||||
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Part of the Haitian Revolution and the War of the First Coalition | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
France | Spain | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Toussaint Louverture | Jean-François Papillon | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
4,800 men | Unknown | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
Unknown | 200 deaths 50 wounded |
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- t
- e
- Bois Caïman
- Croix-des-Bouquets
- Morne Pelé
- 1st Tannerie
- 1st Port-au-Prince
- Cap-Français
- Marmelade
- Fort-Dauphin
- 1st Tiburon
- Acul
- La Bombarde
- 2nd Tiburon
- Les Gonaïves
- Port-Républicain
- 1st Dondon
- 2nd Tannerie
- Saint-Marc
- Léogane
- Saint-Raphaël
- Trutier
- 3rd Tiburon
- 1st Verrettes
- Grande-Rivière
- Las Cahobas
- Mirebalais
- 2nd Verrettes
- Petite-Rivière
- 2nd Dondon
- 1st Irois
- Jean-Rabel
- 2nd Irois
- Jacmel
- War of Knives
- Saint-Domingue expedition
- Ravine-à-Couleuvres
- Kellola
- Plaisance
- Crête-à-Pierrot
- 2nd Port-au-Prince
- Saint-Domingue
- Vertières
The Battle of Saint-Raphaël took place during the Haitian Revolution.[1]
Battle
Toussaint, pushed back to Saint-Marc, turned to Saint-Raphaël and Saint-Michel occupied by the forces of Jean-François. After two days of fighting, the two towns were taken over by the crushed Republicans and Spaniards.[2]
From Saint-Michel, on October 21, Toussaint writes to Lavaux:
I hasten to tell you about the success of my expedition on Saint-Raphaël and Saint-Michel. The successes would have been more complete, if I could have taken all the Spaniards from these two places; but the night has favored them in their retreat. Nevertheless, I took two officers and about fifty soldiers, both wounded and well. I had in my people, many wounded and killed.
The Spaniards were forced to abandon many weapons, their artillery and ammunition. I have not yet taken a note of what I took from them, having not had the time: I will take care of it and I will send you a detail not the next mail. I'm going back to Saint-Raphaël to have the war paraphernalia charmed and put in a safe place.
As we would need a lot of ammunition and troops to guard these two boroughs, and that these troops are more necessary to us elsewhere, I am going to pass in the French part the horses and the cattle with horns. This operation done, I will shave the two boroughs, as well as the huts outside, so that the enemy can not make any attempt and to keep it away from us.
I wish you good health.
Hello in the homeland and its successes.
P.S.: Having stormed the trench or advanced of Saint-Raphaël, I slaughtered nearly ninety Spaniards with my cavalry, finally all those who did not want to surrender.[3]
Notes
- ^ Bell 2007, p. 143.
- ^ Madiou 1847, p. 199.
- ^ Schœlcher 1982, p. 108.
Bibliography
- Bell, Madison Smartt (2007). Toussaint Louverture. Actes Sud.
- Madiou, Thomas (1847). Histoire d'Haïti, Tome I (in French).
- Schœlcher, Victor (1982) [1889]. Vie de Toussaint Louverture (in French). Éditions Karthala.