Dominican War of Independence

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The Dominican War of Independence was the 1844 conflict in which Dominicans successfully broke away from Haitian rule to establish the Dominican Republic as a sovereign nation.

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instanceOf 19th-century conflict
war of independence
alsoKnownAs Guerra de Independencia de la República Dominicana NERFINISHED
Guerra de la Independencia Dominicana NERFINISHED
belligerent Dominican separatist forces NERFINISHED
Haitian government forces
capitalDuringConflict Santo Domingo NERFINISHED
cause Dominican nationalist movement NERFINISHED
Haitian occupation of eastern Hispaniola (1822–1844) NERFINISHED
political and economic tensions under Haitian rule
combatantSide Dominican separatists led by regional caudillos
Haitian central government forces
commemoratedOn Dominican Independence Day (27 February) NERFINISHED
conflictType secessionist war
countryInvolved Dominican Republic NERFINISHED
Haiti NERFINISHED
endDate 1856-01-01
followedBy Dominican–Haitian conflicts (1844–1856) NERFINISHED
Second Dominican Republic era NERFINISHED
hasPart Battle of 19 de Marzo
Battle of 30 de Marzo NERFINISHED
Battle of Azua NERFINISHED
Battle of Las Carreras NERFINISHED
Battle of Santiago (1844) NERFINISHED
historicalContext part of 19th-century Latin American independence movements
involvedEthnicGroup Dominicans
Haitians NERFINISHED
keyFigure Francisco del Rosario Sánchez NERFINISHED
Juan Pablo Duarte NERFINISHED
Pedro Santana NERFINISHED
Ramón Matías Mella NERFINISHED
Tomás Bobadilla NERFINISHED
location Hispaniola NERFINISHED
eastern part of Hispaniola
opponent Haitian Army NERFINISHED
Haitian President Charles Rivière-Hérard NERFINISHED
organizedBy La Trinitaria NERFINISHED
precededBy Haitian occupation of Santo Domingo NERFINISHED
primaryObjective establish a sovereign Dominican state
expel Haitian forces from eastern Hispaniola
relatedTo Dominican Restoration War NERFINISHED
Haitian Revolution NERFINISHED
result Dominican victory
end of Haitian occupation of eastern Hispaniola
independence of the Dominican Republic from Haiti
significance marked the birth of the modern Dominican Republic
significantEvent Proclamation of Dominican independence on 27 February 1844
startDate 1844-02-27
territorialOutcome creation of the Dominican Republic as an independent country

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Independence Day historicalEvent Dominican War of Independence
subject surface form: Independence Day (Dominican Republic)
Altar de la Patria commemorates Dominican War of Independence
Juan Pablo Duarte movement Dominican War of Independence
this entity surface form: Dominican independence movement
Juan Pablo Duarte hasPartIn Dominican War of Independence
Juan Pablo Duarte participantIn Dominican War of Independence