The Battle of Beler was one of the major battles of the

Dominican War of Independence The Dominican War of Independence made the Dominican Republic a sovereign state on February 27, 1844. Before the war, the island of Hispaniola had been united for 22 years when the newly independent nation, previously known as the Captaincy Gene ...

and was fought on the 27 November 1845 at the Beler savanna,

Monte Cristi Province Monte Cristi () is a province in the northwest of the Dominican Republic. The capital city is San Fernando de Monte Cristi (usually simply Monte Cristi). The spelling Montecristi is also seen. The Montecristi province is located in the Cibao fron ...

. A force of Dominican troops, a portion of the Army of the North, led by General Francisco Antonio Salcedo, defeated a force of the Haitian Army led by General

Jean-Louis Pierrot Prince Jean-Louis Michel Paul Pierrot, Baron of Haïti (19 December 1761 - 18 February 1857) was a career officer general in the Haitian Army who also served as President of Haiti from 16 April 1845 to 1 March 1846. Revolution During the Haiti ...

, while 3 Dominican schooners led by Admiral Juan Bautista Cambiaso, blockaded the port of

Cap-Haïtien Cap-Haïtien (; ht, Kap Ayisyen; "Haitian Cape"), typically spelled Cape Haitien in English and often locally referred to as or , is a commune of about 190,000 people on the north coast of Haiti and capital of the department of Nord. Previously ...

to prevent sea reinforcements of the near sited land battle.

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* {{coord missing, Dominican Republic Beler Beler Beler 1845 in the Dominican Republic November 1845 events