Battle of the Acul
Battle of the Acul | |||||||
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Part of the Haitian Revolution and the War of the First Coalition | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
France | Great Britain French Royalists | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Unknown | John Whitelocke | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
Unknown | 4 regiments 2 cannons 2 howitzers | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
Unknown | More than 60 dead |
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- t
- e
- Bois Caïman
- Croix-des-Bouquets
- Morne Pelé
- 1st Tannerie
- 1st Port-au-Prince
- Cap-Français
- Marmelade
- Fort-Dauphin
- 1st Tiburon
- Acul
- La Bombarde
- 2nd Tiburon
- Les Gonaïves
- Port-Républicain
- 1st Dondon
- 2nd Tannerie
- Saint-Marc
- Léogane
- Saint-Raphaël
- Trutier
- 3rd Tiburon
- 1st Verrettes
- Grande-Rivière
- Las Cahobas
- Mirebalais
- 2nd Verrettes
- Petite-Rivière
- 2nd Dondon
- 1st Irois
- Jean-Rabel
- 2nd Irois
- Jacmel
- War of Knives
- Saint-Domingue expedition
- Ravine-à-Couleuvres
- Kellola
- Plaisance
- Crête-à-Pierrot
- 2nd Port-au-Prince
- Saint-Domingue
- Vertières
The Battle of the Acul took place on 19 February 1794 during the Haitian Revolution.
Battle
Following an attempted push back to Port-de-Paix, British General John Whitelocke decides to attack the Fortress of Acul, located a league from the town of Léogâne. The 13th, 20th, 49th and 62nd British regiments, composed of European soldiers, land in this city and then march the fort.[1] The latter was stormed after a three-hour battle during which Baron de Montalembert, Colonel Spencer, Captain Vincent, the elite companies of the 49th and the light infantry of the Royal Guards and 49th. A young black Republican, however, fires in the powder keg of the fort which causes an explosion that kills 60 English soldiers.[1]
Notes
- ^ a b Madiou 1847, p. 180.
Bibliography
- Madiou, Thomas (1847). Histoire d'Haïti, Tome I (in French).