Battle of Crête-à-Pierrot 1802
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Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate. Wikidata lists more than one location for this battle; the first is shown.
Key facts
| Date | 4 March 1802 – 24 March 1802 | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|
| Year | 1802 | Wikidata P580 (start time) |
| Era | 19th century (1800–1913) | derived from year |
| Location | Haiti | Natural Earth (modern borders) |
| Continent | North America | Natural Earth |
| War / conflict | Haitian Revolution | Wikidata P361 |
| Participants | France, Haiti | Wikidata P710 |
| Coordinates | 19.1167, -72.7000 | Wikidata P625 |
About the battle
The Battle of Crête-à-Pierrot was a major battle of the Saint-Domingue expedition that took place between 2 March and 24 March 1802 as part of the expedition's efforts to retake the colony of Saint-Domingue from Toussaint Louverture's control.
The battle took place at the Crête-à-Pierrot fort ("Little Peter's Crest;" in Haitian Creole Lakrèt-a-Pyewo), east of Saint-Marc on the valley of the Artibonite River. A French army of 2,000 men under Divisional-General Charles Leclerc blockaded the fort, which was defended by Black troops of Louverture's army under General Jean-Jacques Dessalines. The fort was strategically important as it controlled access to the Cahos Mountains. With their food and munitions supplies depleted, Dessalines's troops escaped the French blockade and escaped to the mountains. There, they killed numerous white colonists before regaining control of the Crête-à-Pierrot fort on 11 March.
On 12 March, the French attempted to capture the fort, but failed; General Jean Boudet's forces suffered 480 casualties, and Dessalines's forces suffered losses of 200-300. Another attempt on 22 March led to 300 French killed. On 24 March, Dessalines's forces abandoned the fort in the night due to their heavy losses and the French gained control.
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