Siege of Port-au-Prince (1803)

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Siege of Port-au-Prince
Part of the Haitian Revolution
Vue de Port-au-Prince et ses environs ca1800 BPL m8805.png
Port-au-Prince in 1800
DateOctober – November 1803
Location
Result Rebel victory
Belligerents
Flag of Haiti (1803-1804).svg Indigenous Army Flag of France official.svg  France
Commanders and leaders
Flag of Haiti (1803-1804).svg Jean-Jacques Dessalines Flag of France official.svg Jean-Pierre Marie Lavalette du Verdier
Strength
22,000 1,000
Casualties and losses
Unknown Unknown

The siege of Port-au-Prince was an engagement that took place from October to November 1803 during the Haitian Revolution. [1]

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Siege

In October, 22,000 men of the rebel Indigenous Army under General Jean-Jacques Dessalines laid siege to the city of Port-au-Prince. After a month of siege and several attacks, [2] the defending French garrison under Jean-Pierre Marie Lavalette du Verdier evacuated the city and retreated to Cap-Français. [3]

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