Haitian Campaign

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The Haitian Campaign was a series of early 20th-century U.S. Marine Corps operations in Haiti during the American occupation, notable for counterinsurgency actions in which officers like Lewis B. Puller first distinguished themselves.

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Haitian Campaign canonical 2
U.S. Marine operations in Haiti 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States military operation ⓘ
counterinsurgency campaign ⓘ
military campaign ⓘ
alsoKnownAs U.S. Marine operations in Haiti ⓘ
linked to: Haitian Campaign
conflictType counterinsurgency ⓘ
countryInvolved Haiti ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
endDate 1934 ⓘ
historicalPeriod early 20th century ⓘ
involvedForceType expeditionary force ⓘ
legacy controversy over U.S. intervention in Caribbean nations ⓘ
development of U.S. Marine Corps counterinsurgency doctrine ⓘ
location Haiti ⓘ
militaryBranch United States Marine Corps ⓘ
militaryTactic gendarmerie training and use of local constabulary ⓘ
jungle warfare ⓘ
small-unit patrols ⓘ
notableCommander Lewis B. Puller ⓘ
Merritt A. Edson ⓘ
Smedley D. Butler ⓘ
notableFor U.S. Marine Corps small wars tactics ⓘ
early combat experience of Lewis B. Puller ⓘ
opponent Cacos insurgents ⓘ
Haitian rebels ⓘ
participant U.S. Navy ⓘ
linked to: United States Navy

United States Marine Corps ⓘ
partOf Banana Wars ⓘ
United States occupation of Haiti ⓘ
politicalContext American occupation of Haiti ⓘ
reason protection of U.S. strategic and economic interests in the Caribbean ⓘ
stabilization of Haitian government as defined by U.S. policy ⓘ
result consolidation of U.S. control over Haiti ⓘ
startDate 1915 ⓘ
theater Caribbean ⓘ

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Lewis B. Puller → conflict → Haitian Campaign ⓘ
Chesty Puller → conflict → Haitian Campaign ⓘ
subject linked to: Chesty
Haitian Campaign → alsoKnownAs → U.S. Marine operations in Haiti ⓘ
linked to: Haitian Campaign