One of the most <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Santiago_(1844)" id="mwYQ" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Battle of Santiago (1844)">important battles</a> of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominican_War_of_Independence" id="mwYg" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Dominican War of Independence">Dominican War of Independence</a> from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haiti" id="mwYw" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Haiti">Haiti</a> takes place near the city of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santiago_de_los_Caballeros" id="mwZA" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Santiago de los Caballeros">Santiago de los Caballeros</a>.