Battle of La Canela
| Battle of La Canela | |||||||||
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| Part of the Dominican Restoration War | |||||||||
Map of the island of Santo Domingo | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| Dominican Republic | Kingdom of Spain | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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José María Cabral Francisco Gregorio Billini | Herrera | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
| 600 | 111 | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
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1 dead 4 injured |
72 dead 11 prisoners of war | ||||||||
The Battle of La Canela (Spanish: Batalla de la Canela) was a skirmish and one of the last battles of the Dominican Restoration War. This battle was fought on December 4, 1864, the forces of the Dominican Liberation Army commanded by Major General José María Cabral ambushed the Spanish royal army under the command of Colonel Herrera.
This victory of the Dominican forces was the only confrontation of some importance won by the Dominican independentists, representing a triumph after August and September 1863.