Battle of Vertières
1803 battle of the Haitian Revolution / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Battle of Vertières (Haitian Creole: Batay Vètyè) was the last major battle of the Haitian Revolution, and the final part of the Revolution under Jean Jacques Dessalines. It was fought on 18 November 1803 between the enslaved Haitian army and Napoleon's French expeditionary forces, who were committed to regaining control of the island.
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Battle of Vertières | |||||||
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Part of the Saint-Domingue expedition during the Haitian Revolution | |||||||
Monument erected by the government of General Paul E. Magloire (1950 -1956) to commemorate the Battle of Vertieres | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
France | Haitian Rebels | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Donatien de Rochambeau |
Jean-Jacques Dessalines François Capois | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
2,000 men | 27,000 men[1] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
1,200 dead |
1,200 dead 2,000 wounded | ||||||
Vertières is situated just south of Cap-Haïtien (known then as Cap-Français), in the Département du Nord, Haiti. By the end of October 1803, the forces fighting the expeditionary troops had already taken over most of the territory of St. Domingue. The only places controlled by the French forces were Môle St. Nicolas, held by Noailles, and Cap-Français, where, with 5,000 troops, French General Rochambeau was at bay.