| Battle of El Memiso | |||||||
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| Part of the Dominican War of Independence | |||||||
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The Battle of El Memiso, was the third major battle of the Dominican War of Independence and was fought on April 13, 1844, at El Memiso, Azua Province. The Dominican Independence War gave the Dominican Republic independence from Haiti. Azua is a province of the Dominican Republic. Municipalities and municipal districts The province as of June 20 2006 is divided into the following A force of Dominican troops, a portion of the Army of The South, led by General Antonio Duvergé, defeated an outnumbering force of the Haitian Army led by Col. Pierre Paul.