ORDER OF BATTLE // January 28, 1794
Capture of Fort-Dauphin
Estimated force strength by side, with confidence labels per surviving record.
Forces engaged
1 sides catalogued · combined 1,031 estimated
France
1,031
Medium-confidence figure
Battle context
The capture of Fort-Dauphin removed a French garrison of roughly a thousand men from Saint-Domingue without any fighting, extending Spanish military presence on the island during the War of the Pyrenees. The bloodless surrender of the entire French force demonstrated the effectiveness of combined land and sea blockade in isolating and compelling a garrison to capitulate. Coming amid the broader conflict between Revolutionary France and Spain, the operation reflected Spanish efforts to press their advantage in the Caribbean theater alongside the main Pyrenean front.
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