siege, Revolutionary and Napoleonic
Siege of Santo Domingo
Siege of Santo Domingo was a siege conducted on 7 November 1808 at Santo Domingo, in what is now Dominican Republic; it lasted 8 months. It was part of Spanish reconquest of Santo Domingo, which ran from 1808 to 1809. The recorded result: Dominican victory; End of French rule. Recorded strength: 1,850 regulars and militia; 6 frigates against 2,000 regulars.
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Record
| Date | 7 November 1808 to 11 July 1809 | |
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| Place | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 18.476N, 69.893W | |
| Kind | Siege, Revolutionary and Napoleonic | |
| Strength | 1,850 regulars and militia; 6 frigates | 2,000 regulars |
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Nearest engagements
- Siege of Santo Domingo 1655, same recorded site
- Siege of Santo Domingo 1805, 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.
In the same war
- Before: Battle of Palo Hincado 7 November 1808
Elsewhere in 1808
- Battle of Bailén Spain
- Battle of Somosierra Spain
- Battle of Tudela Spain
- Battle of Vimeiro Portugal
- Second Siege of Zaragoza Spain
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 Q23641796, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Santo Domingo (1808), revision 1370745056, 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.