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Battle of Port-au-Prince

Battle of Port-au-Prince was a battle fought on 15 January 1920 at Port-au-Prince, in what is now Haiti. It was part of Q768496. The recorded result: American-Haitian government victory. Recorded strength: Unknown against 300+ rebels.

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Fought15 January 1920
WherePort-au-Prince, Haiti18.533N, 72.333W
OutcomeAmerican-Haitian government victory
BelligerentsUnited States; Haitian governmentagainstCacos
Casualties and losses1 Marine killed; 6 Marines woundedand116+ killed; "Many more" wounded and captured
Part ofQ768496

Where it sits in Q768496

Battle of Masaya, 1912Battle of Coyotepe Hill, 1912Battle of Fort Riviere, 1915Battle of Port-au-Prince, 1919Battle of Port-au-Prince, 1920Battle of La Paz Centro, 1927Battle of Ocotal, 1927Battle of San Fernando, 1927Battle of Santa Clara, 1927Battle of Telpaneca, 1927Battle of La Flor, 192819121928Battle of Port-au-Prince, 1920
11 placed engagements of Q768496 in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date15 January 1920
PlacePort-au-Prince, Haiti
18.533N, 72.333W
KindBattle, interwar and Second World War
StrengthUnknown300+ rebels
Casualties and losses1 Marine killed; 6 Marines wounded116+ killed; "Many more" wounded and captured
Commanders
  • Benoît Batraville
Battle of Port-au-PrinceBattle of Port-au-PrinceBattle of Port-au-PrinceSiege of Port-au-PrinceBattle of Port-RépublicainBattle of TrutierSiege of Port-au-PrinceSantiagoSan JuanLes CayesGonaïvesBarahonaNeibaAzuaComendador100 km18.533N, 72.333W
The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Contested ground: this site was fought over 6 times between 1793 and 1920.

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Elsewhere in 1920

Battle of Port-au-Prince is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 48 in present-day Haiti.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q20312979, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Port-au-Prince (1920), revision 1370586476, 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.