| Battle of la Bombarde | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of the Haitian Revolution and the War of the First Coalition | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| German settlers |  Great Britain  French Royalists | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Unknown | Spencer Markham | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 450 men | 500 men | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown | 16 dead 36 captured | ||||||
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