General Antoine Pierrot was a high-ranking Haitian military figure who was killed in combat at the Battle of Santomé during the

Dominican War of Independence The Dominican War of Independence () was a war of independence that began when the Dominican Republic declared independence from the Republic of Haiti on February 27, 1844 and ended on January 24, 1856. Before the war, the island of Hispaniola ...

Early life

Antoine Pierrot was born on the island of

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. During the

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, Pierrot was a general in the

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. In the 1850s, he was given the

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of Tiburon by Haitian Emperor

Faustin Soulouque Faustin-Élie Soulouque (; 15 August 1782 – 3 August 1867) was a Haitian politician and military commander who served as President of Haiti from 1847 to 1849 and Emperor of Haiti from 1849 to 1859. Soulouque was a general in the Armed Forces ...

Dominican War of Independence

Battle of Santomé

When

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Faustin I initiated a third invasion attempt of the

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, Antoine Pierrot led the

against the Dominican troops of General José María Cabral at the Battle of Santomé. The battle was fought on December 22, 1855, in the province of

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. Over 600 Haitian soldiers perished in the battle including the general, and the rest were forced to retreat.

Death

Antoine Pierrot died on December 22, 1855, after being killed in combat by Dominican forces, in the province of

References

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Early life

Dominican War of Independence

Battle of Santomé

Death

See also

References