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Battle of Croix-des-Bouquets

Battle of Croix-des-Bouquets was a battle fought on 22 March 1792 at Croix-des-Bouquets, in what is now Haiti. It was part of the Haitian Revolution, which ran from 1791 to 1804. The recorded result: Victory of the Mulattoes.

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Charles-Caïus Renoux, Bataille de la Croix des Bouquets, 23 juin 1794 (1836, Musée National des Châteaux de Versailles et de Trianon)
Charles-Caïus Renoux, Bataille de la Croix des Bouquets, 23 juin 1794 (1836, Musée National des Châteaux de Versailles et de Trianon). Charles-Caïus Renoux, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought22 March 1792
WhereCroix-des-Bouquets, Haiti18.580N, 72.230W
OutcomeVictory of the Mulattoes
BelligerentsFrench colony of Saint-DomingueagainstInsurgent black slaves; Mulattoes and free colored people
Casualties and losses100 deathsand1,200 deaths
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 Croix-des-Bouquets, 1792
10 placed engagements of the Haitian Revolution in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date22 March 1792
PlaceCroix-des-Bouquets, Haiti
18.580N, 72.230W
KindBattle, Revolutionary and Napoleonic
Casualties and losses100 deaths1,200 deaths
Commanders
  • André Rigaud
Battle of Croix-des-BouquetsBattle of Croix-des-BouquetsBattle of Port-au-PrinceBattle of Port-au-PrinceSiege of Port-au-PrinceSiege of Port-au-PrinceBattle of Port-RépublicainBattle of Port-au-PrinceSantiagoCap-HaïtienSan JuanLes CayesGonaïvesBarahonaLa VegaAzua100 km18.580N, 72.230W
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Battle of Croix-des-Bouquets is one of 2,009 engagements of the 18th century in the atlas and one of 48 in present-day Haiti.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2890512, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Croix-des-Bouquets, revision 1377115066, 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.