Dominican Restoration War
1863–1865 war between the Dominican Republic and Spain / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Dominican Restoration War or the Dominican War of Restoration (Spanish: Guerra de la Restauración, Guerra de Santo Domingo) was a guerrilla war between 1863 and 1865 in the Dominican Republic between nationalists and Spain, the latter of which had recolonized the country 17 years after its independence. The war resulted in the restoration of Dominican sovereignty, the withdrawal of Spanish forces, the separation of the Captaincy General of Santo Domingo from Spain, and the establishment of a second republic in the Dominican Republic.
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Dominican Republic | Kingdom of Spain | ||||||
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15,000–17,000 |
51,000 Spanish 12,000 Dominican auxiliaries[1] | ||||||
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4,000 dead[1] 38 artillery pieces captured |
10,888 killed or wounded in action[1] 20,000–30,000 dead from disease[1] 10,000 Dominican auxiliaries (battle casualties and disease deaths)[1] |
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