Haitian Invasions of the Dominican Republic 1855-1856

Renewed annexation talks between the Dominican and the United States governments aroused the concern of Haitian emperor Soulouque. Motivated, at least in part, by a desire to prevent the acquisition of any portion of Hispaniola by the slaveholding United States, Soulouque launched a new invasion in November 1855. However, Dominican forces decisively defeated the Haitians in a number of engagements and forced them back across the border by January 1856. Failed campaigns in 1855 and in 1856 fueled mounting discontent among the military; a revolt led by Fabre Nicolas Geffrard, who had led a contingent in the Dominican campaign, forced the emperor out of power in 1859.

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Haiti - A Country Study; Dominican Republic - A Country Study.

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