Siege of Port-au-Prince
Part of the Haitian Revolution
Date October 1803 (220 years ago) (1803-10) Location Port-au-Prince, Haiti Result Haitian victory
Belligerents
France	Haitian Rebels
Commanders and leaders
Jean-Pierre Marie Lavalette du Verdier	Jean-Jacques Dessalines
Strength
1,000 men	22,000 men
Casualties and losses
Unknown	Unknown

The siege of Port-au-Prince was an engagement that took place during the Haitian Revolution.^[1]

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,^[2] the French troops commanded by Lavalette evacuate the place and retreat to the Cap-Français.^[3]