United States occupation of the Dominican Republic (1916–1924)
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The first United States occupation of the Dominican Republic lasted from 1916 to 1924. It aimed to force the Dominicans to repay their large debts to European creditors, whose governments threatened military intervention. On May 13, 1916,[5] Rear Admiral William B. Caperton forced the Dominican Republic's Secretary of War Desiderio Arias, who had seized power from President Juan Isidro Jimenes Pereyra, to leave Santo Domingo by threatening the city with naval bombardment.[5] The Marines landed three days later and established effective control of the country within two months. Three major roads were built, largely for military purposes, connecting for the first time the capital with Santiago in the Cibao, Azua in the west, and San Pedro de Macorís in the east; and the system of forced labor used by the Americans in Haiti was absent in the Dominican Republic.[6]
United States occupation of the Dominican Republic (1916–1924) | |||||||
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Part of the Banana Wars | |||||||
Marines of the 4th regiment with a captured rebel mitrailleuse at Santiago | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
United States Dominican National Guard (from 1917) | Dominican rebels | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Desiderio Arias | |||||||
Strength | |||||||
1,800 marines (1916) |
1,000 militia (1916) | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
American: 144 marines killed[1][2] 50 wounded[2] 40 sailors dead[3] Dominican: 74 killed or wounded[4] |
950 killed or wounded[2] 600 captured |