General Pedro Eugenio Pelletier was a French-born Dominican military figure. He served in the

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In the Battle of March 30, 1844 in the city of

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, he had a prominent role after the Dominican governing board have called the general

José María Imbert Divisional General José María Bartolomé Imbert Duplessis (né Joseph Marie Barthélemy Imbert; (24 August 1798 in (now Le Plessis-Grammoire), Maine-et-Loire (Pays de la Loire), France – 14 May 1847 in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic) wa ...

, who asked to be accompanied, among others by Pelletier, then Colonel and Chief of the main line. So he had his part in the battle, in which Dominican Republic emerged victorious. In April 1855 Pelletier and Gen. Joaquín Aybar were arrested, accused of

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and

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, for conspiring against President

Pedro Santana Pedro Santana y Familias, 1st Marquess of Las Carreras (June 29, 1801June 14, 1864) was a Dominican military commander and royalist politician who served as the president of the junta that had established the First Dominican Republic, a pre ...

; they were

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by President Santana in May 1855.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Pelletier, Pedro Eugenio Date of birth unknown Date of death missing French military personnel Dominican Republic people of French descent French emigrants to the Dominican Republic Dominican Republic military personnel Dominican Republic independence activists

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