Battle of la Bombarde

Battle of la Bombarde
Part of the Haitian Revolution and the War of the First Coalition
Date March 1794 Location la Bombarde (in present day Môle-Saint-Nicolas), Haiti Result Victory of the German settlers
Belligerents
German settlers	Great Britain French Royalists
Commanders and leaders
Unknown	Spencer Markham
Strength
450 men	500 men
Casualties and losses
Unknown	16 dead 36 captured

The Battle of la Bombarde took place during the Haitian Revolution.

Battle

In March 1794, British lieutenant colonels Spencer and Markham, who were stationed in Môle-Saint-Nicolas, were given order to attack the settlement la Bombarde. They had 200 English soldiers and 300 sailors under their command, and was accompanied by two French interpreters Deneux and Charmilly. They were met with resistance from 450 German settlers, and were repelled after 16 men were killed and 36 men taken prisoners.