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| Part of the Haitian Revolution | |||||||
.jpg) Depiction of the Battle of Ravine-à-Couleuvres | |||||||
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 France |
.svg){kind=small} Haiti | ||||||
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| Donatien de Rochambeau | Toussaint Louverture | ||||||
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| 3000 infantry |
2600 infantry 200 cavalry | ||||||
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| 200 Dead | 300-800 Dead | ||||||
The Battle of Ravine-à-Couleuvres (in Haitian Creole Batay Ravin Koulèv, sometimes in English Battle of Snake Gully) was a major battle of the Haitian Revolution. A French division under General Donatien de Rochambeau was advancing down a ravine (the Ravine-à-Couleuvres), towards the city of Lacroix, Haiti. The leader of the Haitian revolutionary forces, Toussaint Louverture, temporarily stopped his advance toward the city of Gonaïves after a bloody struggle, which was a short distance from Lacroix. That gave the commander of Gonaïves, general Vernet[disambiguation needed], time to burn and evacuate the city with his troops.
External links
- The Louverture Project: Ravine-à-Couleuvres
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