Siege of Santo Domingo (1805)

Siege of Santo Domingo
Part of the Franco-Haitian War
Date February–April 1805 Location Santo Domingo, Captaincy General of Santo Domingo 18°28′35.00″N 69°53′35.99″W / 18.4763889°N 69.8933306°W / 18.4763889; -69.8933306 Result French victory Beheadings of Moca
Belligerents
France	Haiti
Commanders and leaders
Jean-Louis Ferrand	Jean-Jacques Dessalines Henri Christophe
Strength
2,000 regulars 6 frigates	21,000 regulars and militia
Casualties and losses
Unknown	Unknown
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The siege of Santo Domingo was a major battle of the Franco-Haitian War and was fought in March 1805 at Santo Domingo, Saint-Domingue. A force of some 2,000 French Army troops led by Gen. Jean-Louis Ferrand resisted a siege of three weeks by a force of 21,000 Haitian Army troops led by Emperor Jacques I. The siege lasted until the city received naval support from six French Navy frigates.^[1]