The Battle of the Acul took place on 19 February 1794 during the Haitian Revolution.
Battle
Following an attempted push back to Port-de-Paix, British General John Whitelocke decides to attack the Fortress of Acul, located a league from the town of Léogâne. The 13th, 20th, 49th and 62nd British regiments, composed of European soldiers, land in this city and then march the fort.[1] The latter was stormed after a three-hour battle during which Baron de Montalembert, Colonel Spencer, Captain Vincent, the elite companies of the 49th and the light infantry of the Royal Guards and 49th. A young black Republican, however, fires in the powder keg of the fort which causes an explosion that kills 60 English soldiers.[1]
Notes
- ^ a b Madiou 1847, p. 180.
Bibliography
- Madiou, Thomas (1847). Histoire d'Haïti, Tome I (in French).