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Battle of Gonaïves

Battle of Gonaïves was a battle fought on 5 May 1794 at Gonaïves, in what is now Haiti. It was part of the War of the Pyrenees, which ran from 1793 to 1795. The recorded result: French victory. Recorded strength: 4,000 men against Unknown.

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Fought5 May 1794
WhereGonaïves, Haiti19.450N, 72.683W
OutcomeFrench victory
BelligerentsFranceagainstSpain
Casualties and lossesUnknownandUnknown
Part ofWar of the Pyrenees1793 to 1795

Where it sits in the War of the Pyrenees

Battle of Céret, 1793Siege of Bellegarde, 1793Capture of San Pietro and Sant'Antioco, 1793Battle of La Tannerie, 1793Battle of Marmelade, 1793Battle of Saint-Michel-de-l'Atalaye, 1793Battle of Ennery, 1793Battle of La Tannerie, 1793First Battle of Boulou, 1793Battle of Villelongue, 1793Battle of Coll de Banyuls, 1793Battle of Collioure, 1793Siege of Collioure, 1794Capture of Fort-Dauphin, 1794Battle of Sans Culottes Camp, 1794Battles of Bellver and Urgell, 1794Battle of Boulou, 1794Battle of Gonaïves, 1794First Battle of Sant Llorenç de la Muga, 1794Battle of Dondon (1794), 1794Battle of San Lorenzo de la Muga, 1794Battle of Sant Llorenç de la Muga, 1794Battle of Saint-Raphaël, 1794Battle of the Black Mountain, 1794Siege of Roses, 1794Battle of the Gulf of Roses, 1795Battle of Cistella, 1795Battle of Bàscara, 1795Battle of Pontós, 1795Battle of Pontós, 1795Battle of Bascara, 1795Battle of Las Cahobas, 179517931795Battle of Gonaïves, 1794
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Record

Date5 May 1794
PlaceGonaïves, Haiti
19.450N, 72.683W
KindBattle, Revolutionary and Napoleonic
Strength4,000 menUnknown
Casualties and lossesUnknownUnknown
Commanders
Battle of GonaïvesBattle of GonaïvesBattle of Ravine-à-CouleuvresBattle of EnneryBatalla de Plaisance (1802)Battle of MarmeladeBattle of Crête-à-PierrotBatalla de Plaisance (1802)Battle of Crête-à-PierrotPort-au-PrinceCap-HaïtienSan JuanMonte CristiMaoPort-De-PaixJérémie100 km19.450N, 72.683W
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Battle of Gonaïves 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 Q2890666, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Gonaïves, revision 1370110941, 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.