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Charles Rivière-Hérard was an officer in the Haitian Army under Alexandre Pétion. He became President of Haiti on 4 April 1843.

Soon after his rise to power, Santo Domingo, staged a revolt. On 27 February 1844, rebels occupied the capital city of Santo Domingo and the following day declared the independence of the Dominican Republic from Haiti.

Charles Rivière-Hérard responded with an army of 25,000 soldiers on 10 March 1844, he entered the new Dominican Republic with the intent of returning the eastern half of the island to Haitian rule.

He was quickly defeated, and forced to retreat with his army back into Haïti.

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