Siege of Santo Domingo (1808) 1808
Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
Key facts
| Date | 7 November 1808 – 11 July 1809 | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|
| Year | 1808 | Wikidata P580 (start time) |
| Era | 19th century (1800–1913) | derived from year |
| Location | Dominican Republic | Natural Earth (modern borders) |
| Continent | North America | Natural Earth |
| War / conflict | Spanish reconquest of Santo Domingo | Wikidata P361 |
| Participants | Captaincy General of Santo Domingo, First French Empire, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | Wikidata P710 |
| Coordinates | 18.4764, -69.8933 | Wikidata P625 |
About the battle
The siege of Santo Domingo (1808) (Spanish: Sitio de Santo Domingo de 1808) was the second and final major battle of the Spanish reconquest of Santo Domingo and was fought between November 7, 1808 and July 11, 1809 at Santo Domingo, Captaincy General of Santo Domingo. A force of Dominican and Puerto Rican of 1,850 troops led by Gen. Juan Sánchez Ramírez, with a naval blockaded by British Commander Hugh Lyle Carmichael, besieged and captured the city of Santo Domingo after an 8 months garrisoning of 2,000 troops of the French Army led by General Joseph-David de Barquier.
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