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Battle of Crête-à-Pierrot

Battle of Crête-à-Pierrot was a siege conducted on 4 March 1802 at Saint-Marc, in what is now Haiti; it lasted 20 days. It was part of the Haitian Revolution, which ran from 1791 to 1804. The recorded result: French victory. Recorded strength: 15,000 against 1,200.

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Attack and take of the Crête-à-Pierrot (4 - 24 March 24, 1802). Original illustration by Auguste Raffet, engraving by Ernst Hébert.
Attack and take of the Crête-à-Pierrot (4 - 24 March 24, 1802). Original illustration by Auguste Raffet, engraving by Ernst Hébert.. Auguste Raffet / Ernest Hébert, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought4 March 1802lasted 20 days
WhereSaint-Marc, Haiti19.117N, 72.700W
OutcomeFrench victory
BelligerentsFranceagainstSaint-Domingue
Casualties and losses1,500–2,000 killed or woundedand500–600 killed or wounded; 600 captured
Part ofHaitian Revolution1791 to 1804

Where it sits in the Haitian Revolution

Siege of Cap‑Français, 1791Battle of Croix-des-Bouquets, 1792Batalla de Morne Pelé, 1793Siege of Port-au-Prince, 1793Battle of Cap-Français, 1793Battle of Irois, 1797Batalla de Kellola, 1802Battle of Ravine-à-Couleuvres, 1802Battle of Crête-à-Pierrot, 1802Siege of Port-au-Prince, 180317911803Battle of Crête-à-Pierrot, 1802
10 placed engagements of the Haitian Revolution in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date4 March 1802
to 24 March 1802
PlaceSaint-Marc, Haiti
19.117N, 72.700W
KindSiege, Revolutionary and Napoleonic
Strength15,0001,200
Casualties and losses1,500–2,000 killed or wounded500–600 killed or wounded; 600 captured
Commanders
  • Charles Leclerc (general, born 1772)
Battle of Crête-à-PierrotBattle of Crête-à-PierrotBattle of Petite-RivièreBattle of Ravine-à-CouleuvresBattle of GonaïvesBattle of EnneryBattle of Saint-Michel-de-l'AtalayeBattle of Petite-RivièreBattle of Ravine-à-CouleuvresBattle of GonaïvesBattle of EnneryPort-au-PrinceCap-HaïtienSan JuanLes CayesBarahonaMonte CristiMaoPort-De-Paix100 km19.117N, 72.700W
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Battle of Crête-à-Pierrot is one of 3,507 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 48 in present-day Haiti.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q3486058, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Crête-à-Pierrot, revision 1380530238, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.