Fort Rivière

Haiti / Nord / Bahon /
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Ruins of a French colonial fortress. On 17.11.1915, site of the Battle of Fort Rivière between a detachment of US Marines under Captain (later General) Smedley Butler and Haitian rebels ("cacos").
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Coordinates:   19°28'49"N   72°10'17"W
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