siege, Revolutionary and Napoleonic
Siege of Santo Domingo
Siege of Santo Domingo was a siege conducted in February 1805 at Santo Domingo, in what is now Dominican Republic. The recorded result: French victory; Beheadings of Moca. Recorded strength: 2,000 regulars; 6 frigates against 21,000 regulars and militia.
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Record
| Date | February 1805 (month precision) to April 1805 | |
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| Place | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 18.476N, 69.893W | |
| Kind | Siege, Revolutionary and Napoleonic | |
| Strength | 2,000 regulars; 6 frigates | 21,000 regulars and militia |
| Casualties and losses | Unknown | Unknown |
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Nearest engagements
- Siege of Santo Domingo 1655, same recorded site
- Siege of Santo Domingo 1808, same recorded site
- Battle of Santo Domingo 1586, 1.3 km E
- Battle of San Domingo 1806, 26 km SW
- Battle of Las Carreras 1849, 51 km SW
Contested ground: this site was fought over 4 times between 1586 and 1808.
Elsewhere in 1805
- Battle of Trafalgar Spain
- Battle of Austerlitz Czech Republic
- Battle of Ulm Germany
- Battle of Cape Finisterre Spain
- Battle of Dürenstein Austria
Siege of Santo Domingo is one of 3,507 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 33 in present-day Dominican Republic.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q7510383, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Santo Domingo (1805), revision 1380231292, 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.