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The Battle of Port-au-Prince took place on either October 6 or 7 , 1919 , when Haitian rebels , known as cacos , attacked the capital of Haiti during the Second Caco War and the American occupation of Haiti .. Second Caco War. Second Caco War. Port-au-Prince. Port-au-Prince. Haiti. Haiti. Caco. Haiti. rebels. Rebellion. cacos. cacos ( military group ). capital of Haiti. Port-au-Prince. American occupation of Haiti. United States occupation of Haiti. The assault began at 4 :00 a.m. , with between 200 and 300 cacos , armed with `` swords , machetes , and pikes '' and commanded by Charlemagne Massena Peralte , entering the city from the North , only to be met by fearsome rifle and machine gun fire from the American Marines and Haitian gendarmes garrisoning the city .. rifle. rifle. cacos. cacos ( military group ). pikes. Pike ( weapon ). Charlemagne Massena Peralte. Charlemagne Peralte. machine gun. machine gun. American Marines. United States Marine Corps. gendarmes. Gendarmerie. The latter were ready for the attack , since Peralte had `` sent an advance warning to the British embassy . ''. British. United Kingdom. embassy. Diplomatic mission. The defenders counterattacked and , within two minutes , the caco raid disintegrated .. raid. Raid ( military ). On October 8 , Lieutenant Kemp C. Christian , leading 12 Haitian gendarmes , captured Peralte 's base camp , killing 30 caco rebels and capturing 20 horses , some rifles and swords , and a field gun -LRB- Peralte 's only one -RRB- .. field gun. field gun. rebels. Rebellion. gendarmes. Gendarmerie. Lieutenant. Lieutenant. The rebel leader managed to escape .