Siege of Port-au-Prince (1803)

The Siege of Port-au-Prince was an engagement that took place during the Haitian Revolution.

Siege
In October, the rebel army commanded by General Dessalines, a force of 22,000 men, laid siege to the city of Port-au-Prince. After a month of siege and several attacks, the French troops commanded by Lavalette evacuate the place and retreat to the Cap-Français.