The Battle of la Bombarde took place during the Haitian Revolution.
Battle
In March 1794, British lieutenant colonels Spencer and Markham, who were stationed in Môle-Saint-Nicolas, were given order to attack the settlement la Bombarde. They had 200 English soldiers and 300 sailors under their command, and was accompanied by two French interpreters Deneux and Charmilly. They were met with resistance from 450 German settlers, and were repelled after 16 men were killed and 36 men taken prisoners.[1]
References
- ^ Madiou, Thomas; Madiou, Thomas (1847). Histoire d'Haiti. Boston Public Library. Port-au-Prince, J. Courtois. p. 184.