Battle of the Acul

Battle of the Acul
Part of the Haitian Revolution and the War of the First Coalition
Date 19 February 1794 Location L'Acul, close to Léogâne, Haiti 18°30′39″N 72°37′53″W / 18.51083°N 72.63139°W / 18.51083; -72.63139 Result British and allied victory
Belligerents
France	Great Britain French Royalists
Commanders and leaders
Unknown	John Whitelocke
Strength
Unknown	4 regiments 2 cannons 2 howitzers
Casualties and losses
Unknown	More than 60 dead

The Battle of the Acul took place on 19 February 1794 during the Haitian Revolution.

Battle

Following an attempted push back to Port-de-Paix, British General John Whitelocke decides to attack the Fortress of Acul, located a league from the town of Léogâne. The 13th, 20th, 49th and 62nd British regiments, composed of European soldiers, land in this city and then march the fort.^[1] The latter was stormed after a three-hour battle during which Baron de Montalembert, Colonel Spencer, Captain Vincent, the elite companies of the 49th and the light infantry of the Royal Guards and 49th. A young black Republican, however, fires in the powder keg of the fort which causes an explosion that kills 60 English soldiers.^[1]

Notes

1. Madiou 1847, p. 180.

Bibliography

• Madiou, Thomas (1847). Histoire d'Haïti, Tome I (in French).