Battle of Palo Hincado

Battle of Palo Hincado

Infobox Military Conflict
conflict=Battle of Palo Hincado
partof=the Reconquista


caption=
date=November 7 1808
place=Palo Hincado savanna, near El Seibo, Colony of Santo Domingo
result=Spanish victory
combatant1=
combatant2=
commander1= Gen. Juan Sánchez Ramírez
commander2= Gen. Louis Ferrand
strength1=1700 regulars and militia 300 Puerto-Rican tercios
strength2=600 regulars
casualties1=Unknown
casualties2=Heavy

The Battle of Palo Hincado, was the first major battle of the Reconquista and was fought on November 7, 1808, at Palo Hincado savanna, near El Seibo, Colony of Santo Domingo. A force of some 2,000 Dominican and Puerto-Rican troops, led by General Juan Sánchez Ramírez, defeated an of 600 troops of the French Army led by General Louis Ferrand.


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