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Spanish reconquest of Santo Domingo

1808–1809 · 19th century

The Spanish reconquest of Santo Domingo was the campaign of 1808–1809 in which Dominican creoles led by Juan Sánchez Ramírez, with British naval help, drove the French from the eastern part of Hispaniola, ceded to France in 1795. After victory at Palo Hincado in November 1808 they besieged the city of Santo Domingo, which surrendered in July 1809, and the colony returned to Spanish rule.

Spanish reconquest of Santo Domingo
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