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| rdfs:comment | - The Battle of Tortuguero was the first naval battle of the Dominican War of Independence and was fought on April 15, 1844 at Tortuguero, Azua Province. A force of 3 Dominican schooners led by Commander Juan Bautista Cambiaso, defeated a force of 3 vessels of the Haitian Navy. Though it was a minor naval battle engagement, it determined the naval supremacy of the Dominican Republic over Haiti until the end of the war.
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| Strength | - 1
- 2
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- Pandora
- San José
- La Mouche
- Le Signifie
- María Chica
- Separación Dominicana
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| Partof | - the Dominican War of Independence
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| Commander | - Unknown
- border|22px Capt. Juan Bautista Maggiolo
- border|22px Comm. Juan Bautista Cambiaso
- border|22px Lt. Juan Alejandro Acosta
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| Caption | - The three Dominican schooners later on in Santo Domingo circa 1850.
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| Casualties | - 1
- 2
- None
- Unknown number of casualties
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| Result | |
| combatant | - Haiti
- border|22px Dominican Republic
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| Place | - Tortuguero, Azua Province
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| abstract | - The Battle of Tortuguero was the first naval battle of the Dominican War of Independence and was fought on April 15, 1844 at Tortuguero, Azua Province. A force of 3 Dominican schooners led by Commander Juan Bautista Cambiaso, defeated a force of 3 vessels of the Haitian Navy. Though it was a minor naval battle engagement, it determined the naval supremacy of the Dominican Republic over Haiti until the end of the war.
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