Battle of Sabana Real

The Battle of Sabana Real took place on January 21, 1691. An army of 700 Dominican raiders and 2,600 militiamen who had circled around Saint-Domingue aboard five warships of the Armada de Barlovento overwhelmed 1,000 French defenders at Sabana de la Limonade; Governor de Cussy and 400 of his followers were killed.