Battle of la Bombarde
| 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 | ||||||
The Battle of la Bombarde took place during the Haitian Revolution.
Battle[edit]
In March 1794, British lieutenant colonels Spencer and Markham, who were stationed in Môle-Saint-Nicolas, were given order to attack the settlement la Bombarde. They had 200 English soldiers and 300 sailors under their command, and was accompanied by two French interpreters Deneux and Charmilly. They were met with resistance from 450 German settlers, and were repelled after 16 men were killed and 36 men taken prisoners.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ Madiou, Thomas; Madiou, Thomas (1847). Histoire d'Haiti. Boston Public Library. Port-au-Prince, J. Courtois. p. 184.