Siege of Santo Domingo (1808)
| Siege of Santo Domingo (1808) | |||||||
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| Part of the Spanish reconquest of Santo Domingo | |||||||
Map of the situation of the colony of Santo Domingo (1800) during the War of the Reconquest between France and the Anglo-Spanish alliance | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
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Colony of Santo Domingo United Kingdom | France | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Gen. Juan Sánchez Ramírez Comm. Hugh Lyle Carmichael | Gen. Joseph-David de Barquier | ||||||
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1,850 regulars and militia 6 frigates | 2,000 regulars | ||||||
The siege of Santo Domingo (1808) (Spanish: Sitio de Santo Domingo de 1808) was the second and final major battle of the Spanish reconquest of Santo Domingo and was fought between November 7, 1808 and July 11, 1809 at Santo Domingo, Captaincy General of Santo Domingo. A force of Dominican and Puerto Rican of 1,850 troops led by Gen. Juan Sánchez Ramírez, with a naval blockaded by British Commander Hugh Lyle Carmichael, besieged and captured the city of Santo Domingo after an 8 months garrisoning of 2,000 troops of the French Army led by General Joseph-David de Barquier.