Battle of Sabana Larga

The Battle of Sabana Larga was a major battle during the years after the Dominican War of Independence. It was fought on January 24, 1856 in Sabana Larga, Dajabón. Dominican troops of the northern army, led by General Juan Luis Franco Bidó, defeated a numerically larger force of the Haitian army under Emperor Faustin I. Another part of the Haitian army was entrenched in Jácuba near Puerto Plata, but were defeated by Florentino and General Peter Lucas Peña.