Santo Domingo Affair
The Santo Domingo Affair, or the Santo Domingo Crisis, refers to an incident in 1904 involving the United States and Dominican militia forces in the Dominican Republic. After the death of a seaman from the USS Yankee on February 1, the U.S. military launched a punitive expedition which routed the Dominican forces.
| Santo Domingo Affair | |||||||
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| Part of the Banana Wars | |||||||
"After the first shot has been fired. USS Columbia" | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| United States | Dominican Republic | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Richard Wainwright Albert S. Mclemore |
Carlos F. Morales Juan Isidro Jiminez | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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Land: 80 marines 250 sailors Sea: 2 protected cruisers 1 auxiliary cruiser 1 steamship |
100 militia 1 fort | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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1 killed 1 wounded 1 steamer damaged 1 launch damaged |
Unknown 1 fort captured | ||||||
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