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| conflict = Capture of Fort-Dauphin (1794)
| conflict = Capture of Fort-Dauphin (1794)
| partof = the [[Haitian Revolution]] and the<br>[[War of the Pyrenees]]
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| image = Fort Saint Joseph - Fort Liberte (Looking South).jpg
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| caption = A View from the north of Fort Liberte
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| date = 28–29 January 1794
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| place = [[Fort-Liberté|Fort-Dauphin]], [[Saint-Domingue]]
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| result = Spanish victory{{sfn|Marley|2008|p=538}}
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| combatant1 = {{flagicon|Spain|1785}} [[History of Spain (1700–1810)|Spain]]
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| combatant2 = {{flagicon|France|1794}} [[First French Republic|France]]
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| commander1 = {{flagicon|Spain|1785}} Gabriel de Aristizábal
| commander2 = {{flagicon|France|1794}} Candy
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| strength1 = 3 ships of the line <br> 1 frigate <br> 400 men
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| strength2 = 1,031 men
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| casualties1 = None{{sfn|Marley|2008|p=538}}
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| casualties2 = 1,031 captured{{sfn|Marley|2008|p=538}}<br> 41 artillery guns taken{{sfn|Marley|2008|p=538}}
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| image = [[Image:Fort Saint Joseph - Fort Liberte (Looking South).jpg|300px]]
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| caption = A View from the north of Fort Liberte
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| date = 28-29 Jenuary 1794
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| place = [[Fort-Liberté|Fort-Dauphin]], [[West Indies]]
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| result = Spanish victory<ref>Marley p.538</ref>
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| combatant2 = {{flagicon|France}} [[First French Republic|France]]
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| commander1 = Gabriel de Aristizábal
| commander2 = Candy <br> Jean François
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| strength1 = 3 ships of the line <br> 1 frigate <br> 400 men
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| casualties1 = no casualties<ref>Marley p.538</ref>
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| casualties2 = 1031 captured<ref>Marley p.538</ref><br> 41 artillery guns taken<ref>Marley p.538</ref>
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The '''Capture of Fort-Dauphin ''' was a bloodless encounter of the [[French Revolutionary Wars]] on which a [[Spain|Spanish]] [[Spanish Navy|expedition]] under Gabriel de Aristizábal seized [[Fort-Liberté]], then named ''Fort-Dauphin'', from [[French Revolution|Revolutionary]] [[France]]. The French [[French colonization of the Americas|colonial garrisons]], consisting of over a thousand men,{{sfn|Warden|Courcelles|Saint-Allais|p=299}} surrendered without firing a single shot.{{sfn|Marley|2008|p=538}}

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The '''Capture of Fort-Dauphin ''' was a bloodless encounter of the [[French Revolutionary Wars]] on which a [[Spain|Spanish]] [[Spanish Navy|expedition]] under Gabriel de Aristizábal seized [[Fort-Liberté]], then named ''Fort-Dauphin'', from [[French Revolution|Revolutionary]] [[France]]. The French [[French colonization of the Americas|colonial garrisons]], consisting of over a thousand men,<ref>Warden/Pierre p.299</ref> surrendered without firing a single shot.<ref>Marley p.538</ref>


==Capture==
==Capture==
The French, blockaded by land and sea<ref>Madiou, p.170</ref> were forced to capitulate. When the Spanish seized the fort, Candy, the commander of the french was arrested and sent to Mexico to do hard labour, the rest of prisoners were sent to France as [[Prisoner of war|prisoners of war]].<ref>Madiou, p.170</ref>
The French, blockaded by land and sea{{sfn|Madiou|2010|p=170}} were forced to capitulate. When the Spanish seized the fort, Candy, the French commander, was arrested and sent to [[Mexico]] to do hard labour, whereas the rest of prisoners were sent to France as [[Prisoner of war|prisoners of war]].{{sfn|Madiou|2010|p=170}}


==Aftermath==
==Aftermath==
{{Unreferenced section|date=September 2014}}
With the British having captured Pondichery in Eastern India and Martinique, Guadeloupe, St. Lucia and other small islands in the West Indies, the capture of Fort Dauphin by the Spanish troops was an added blow to those who received France in its colonies.
With the British having captured Pondicherry in Eastern India and Martinique, Guadeloupe, St. Lucia and other small islands in the West Indies, the capture of Fort Dauphin by the Spanish troops was an added blow to those who received France in its colonies{{clarify|reason=Meaning unclear?|date=September 2024}}.


== Notes ==
== Notes ==
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== References ==
== References ==
*{{Cite book|last=Madiou|first=Thomas|title=Histoire d'Haïti|publisher=Nabu Press|year=2010|isbn=978-1-142-83207-0|language=fr}}
*Marley, David. ''Wars of the Americas: a chronology of armed conflict in the Western Hemisphere, 1492 to the present, Vol. 1'' ABC-CLIO press (2008). ISBN 971598841008
*{{Cite book|last=Marley|first=David|title=Wars of the Americas: a chronology of armed conflict in the Western Hemisphere, 1492 to the present|volume=1|publisher=ABC-CLIO press|year=2008|isbn=978-1-59884-100-8}}
{{fr icon}} *Madiou, Thomas. ''Histoire d'Haïti'',Nabu Press (2010). ISBN 1142832074
*{{Cite book|last1=Warden|first1=David Baillie|last2=Courcelles|first2=Jean Baptiste Pierre Jullien|last3=Saint-Allais|first3=Nicolas Vigton de|title=L'Art de vérifier les dates|volume=26|language=fr}}


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{{fr icon}} *David Baillie W­arden , Jean B­aptiste Pierre ­Jullien Courcel­les , Nicolas ­Vigton de Saint­-Allais. ''L'Art de vérifier les dates'' Vol. 26.


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Latest revision as of 15:04, 24 November 2024

Capture of Fort-Dauphin (1794)
Part of the Haitian Revolution and the
War of the Pyrenees

A View from the north of Fort Liberte
Date28–29 January 1794
Location
Fort-Dauphin, Saint-Domingue
Result Spanish victory[1]
Belligerents
Spain Spain France France
Commanders and leaders
Spain Gabriel de Aristizábal France Candy
Strength
3 ships of the line
1 frigate
400 men		 1,031 men
Casualties and losses
None[1] 1,031 captured[1]
41 artillery guns taken[1]

The Capture of Fort-Dauphin was a bloodless encounter of the French Revolutionary Wars on which a Spanish expedition under Gabriel de Aristizábal seized Fort-Liberté, then named Fort-Dauphin, from Revolutionary France. The French colonial garrisons, consisting of over a thousand men,[2] surrendered without firing a single shot.[1]

Capture

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The French, blockaded by land and sea[3] were forced to capitulate. When the Spanish seized the fort, Candy, the French commander, was arrested and sent to Mexico to do hard labour, whereas the rest of prisoners were sent to France as prisoners of war.[3]

Aftermath

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With the British having captured Pondicherry in Eastern India and Martinique, Guadeloupe, St. Lucia and other small islands in the West Indies, the capture of Fort Dauphin by the Spanish troops was an added blow to those who received France in its colonies[clarification needed].

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d e Marley 2008, p. 538.
  2. ^ Warden, Courcelles & Saint-Allais, p. 299.
  3. ^ a b Madiou 2010, p. 170.

References

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  • Madiou, Thomas (2010). Histoire d'Haïti (in French). Nabu Press. ISBN 978-1-142-83207-0.
  • Marley, David (2008). Wars of the Americas: a chronology of armed conflict in the Western Hemisphere, 1492 to the present. Vol. 1. ABC-CLIO press. ISBN 978-1-59884-100-8.
  • Warden, David Baillie; Courcelles, Jean Baptiste Pierre Jullien; Saint-Allais, Nicolas Vigton de. L'Art de vérifier les dates (in French). Vol. 26.

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