battle, nineteenth century

Battle of Calimete

Name: Battle of Calimete
Location: Cuba

Battle of Calimete was a battle fought in 1895 in what is now Cuba. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at its recorded location. It was part of the Cuban War of Independence, which ran from 1895 to 1898. The recorded result: Cuban victory. Recorded strength: 4,000 Infantry against 850 Infantry.

See it on the globe Read the article

Fought1895

WhereCuba22.534N, 80.910W, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeCuban victory

BelligerentsCuban rebelsagainstSpain

Casualties and losses16 dead and 69 woundedand22 dead and 75 wounded

Part ofCuban War of Independence1895 to 1898

Where it sits in the Cuban War of Independence

5 placed engagements of the Cuban War of Independence in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date	1895 (year precision)
Place	Cuba 22.534N, 80.910W
Kind	Battle, nineteenth century
Strength	4,000 Infantry	850 Infantry
Casualties and losses	16 dead and 69 wounded	22 dead and 75 wounded
Commanders	Máximo Gómez Antonio Maceo Serafín Sánchez	Emilio Perera

Placed at its recorded location; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

First Battle of Cárdenas 1898, 64 km NW
Battle of Cienfuegos 1898, 65 km SE
Action of 25 April 1898 1898, 65 km NW
Battle of Santa Clara 1958, 99 km E
Battle in the Bay of Matanzas 1628, 111 km NW

In the same war

Before: Battle of Altagracia 1895
After: Attack on Sagua de Tánamo 14 February 1896
All 5 engagements of Cuban War of Independence

Elsewhere in 1895

Battle of Amba Alagi Ethiopia
Battle of Weihaiwei People's Republic of China
Battle of Yingkou People's Republic of China
Battle of Coatit Eritrea
Zeitun Rebellion Turkey

Battle of Calimete is one of 3,507 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 61 in present-day Cuba.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q5778586, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Calimete, revision 1375836679, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.