Battle between the troops of the Emperor Faustin I of Haiti and the Republic St. Domingo, April 1851Lithograph Unframed. This lithograph depicts a pivotal engagement from April 1851 during the Dominican-Haitian War, a series of conflicts that followed the Dominican Declaration of Independence in 1844. The scene centers on the military campaigns of Faustin Soulouque, who declared himself Emperor Faustin I of Haiti in 1849 and led multiple unsuccessful attempts to reunify the island of Hispaniola. In this dramatic composition, the Emperor is identified as the central mounted figure leading his Haitian forces in a spirited cavalry charge against the troops of the Republic of Santo Domingo. Published by Friedrich Schulze in Stuttgart, Germany, the print features descriptive text in English, German, French, and Dutch, reflecting the international interest in the geopolitical struggles of the Caribbean during the mid-19th century. Image: 9 x 12.25 inches; Sheet: 13.25 x 15.5 inches $150-200
