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Dominican Civil War
Part of the Cold War

American soldiers fight while a child takes cover under a jeep in Santo Domingo on May 5, 1965.
Date24 April 1965 – 3 September 1965
(4 months, 1 week and 3 days)
Location
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Result

Loyalist victory

  • Ceasefire declared
  • Formation of the provisional government for new elections
  • Deposition of Juan Bosch of the presidency ratified
  • Organization of presidential elections in 1966 under international supervision
  • Election of Joaquín Balaguer as the new president
  • Establishment of the Fourth Dominican Republic on July 1, 1966
Belligerents
United States
Commanders and leaders
Dominican Republic Elías Wessin y Wessin
Dominican Republic Antonio Imbert Barrera
United States Lyndon B. Johnson
United States Robert McNamara
United States Bruce Palmer		 Dominican Republic Juan Bosch
Dominican Republic Francisco Caamaño
Dominican Republic André Rivière †
Dominican Republic Ilio Capocci †
Strength
Loyalists:
2,200 regulars
12 AMX-13 light tanks
24 L-60 light tanks
13 Lynx armoured cars
1 frigate
4+ fighters
United States:
6,924 Marines (supported by M48 Patton main battle tanks)
12,434 82nd Airborne paratroopers		 Constitutionalists:
1,500 regulars
5,000 armed civilians
5+ light tanks
Casualties and losses

Dominican Republic Dominican Republic:

  • 500 regulars killed
  • 325 police killed
  • 5 light tanks captured
  • 2 P-51 Mustang fighters shot down

United States United States:

  • 47 dead (including 9 Marines and 18 paratroopers killed)
  • 283 wounded or injured
  • 1 M50 Ontos damaged

IAPF:

  • 11 wounded
 600 regulars killed
unknown armed civilians killed
5 light tanks destroyed
1 cargo ship damaged
6,000 Dominican casualties and 350 U.S. casualties
The Inter-American Peace Force (IAPF) was designed as a peacekeeping force and thus is not considered a war participant.

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