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Battle of Ravine-à-Couleuvres

Battle of Ravine-à-Couleuvres was a battle fought on 23 February 1802 at Artibonite, in what is now Haiti. It was part of the Haitian Revolution, which ran from 1791 to 1804. The recorded result: French victory. Recorded strength: 3,000 infantry against 2,500 infantry; 400 cavalry.

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Bataille de la Ravine-à-Couleuvres (23 février 1802). Expédition de Saint-Domingue, Révolution haïtienne. Dessiné par Karl Girardet, gravé par Jean-Jacques Outhwaite.
Bataille de la Ravine-à-Couleuvres (23 février 1802). Expédition de Saint-Domingue, Révolution haïtienne. Dessiné par Karl Girardet, gravé par Jean-Jacques Outhwaite.. Karl Girardet / Jean Outhwaite, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought23 February 1802
WhereArtibonite, Haiti19.317N, 72.583W
OutcomeFrench victory
BelligerentsFranceagainstSaint-Domingue
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 Ravine-à-Couleuvres, 1802
10 placed engagements of the Haitian Revolution in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date23 February 1802
PlaceArtibonite, Haiti
19.317N, 72.583W
KindBattle, Revolutionary and Napoleonic
Strength3,000 infantry2,500 infantry; 400 cavalry
Casualties and losses200 killed (Thomas Madiou)800 killed (French claim); 300 killed (Thomas Madiou); Minor losses (Bell)
Commanders
  • Donatien de Rochambeau
Battle of Ravine-à-CouleuvresBattle of Ravine-à-CouleuvresBattle of GonaïvesBattle of EnneryBattle of Petite-RivièreBattle of Crête-à-PierrotBattle of Saint-Michel-de-l'AtalayeBattle of GonaïvesBattle of EnneryPort-au-PrinceCap-HaïtienSan JuanLes CayesBarahonaMonte CristiMaoPort-De-Paix100 km19.317N, 72.583W
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Battle of Ravine-à-Couleuvres 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 Q2890563, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Ravine-à-Couleuvres, revision 1370587281, 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.