battle, nineteenth century

Battle of El Pepino

Name: Battle of El Pepino
Start: 1868-09-24
Location: San Sebastián, United States

Battle of El Pepino was a battle fought on 24 September 1868 at San Sebastián, in what is now United States. It was part of Grito de Lares. The recorded result: Spanish victory. Recorded strength: 400–600 rebels against unknown.

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Fought24 September 1868

WhereSan Sebastián, United States18.337N, 66.991W

OutcomeSpanish victory

BelligerentsRepublic of Puerto Rico; Puerto Rico Liberation ArmyagainstSpanish Empire; Captaincy General of Puerto Rico

Casualties and losses4 battle deaths; 6 wounded; 7 capturedand-

Part ofGrito de Lares

Record

Date	24 September 1868
Place	San Sebastián, United States 18.337N, 66.991W
Kind	Battle, nineteenth century
Strength	400–600 rebels	unknown
Casualties and losses	4 battle deaths; 6 wounded; 7 captured	-
Commanders	Francisco Ramírez Medina Ramón Emeterio Betances Manuel Rojas Luzardo Mathias Brugman	García Pérez

The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Capture of the sloop Anne 1825, 94 km SE
Battle of the Mona Passage 1782, 108 km W
Battle of Fajardo 1898, 141 km E
Battle of West Kay 1801, 205 km E
Battle of Palo Hincado 1808, 224 km W

Elsewhere in 1868

Battle of El Pepino is one of 3,507 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 1,148 in present-day United States.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q25412679, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of El Pepino, revision 1385505190, 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.