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Battle of Las Guásimas

Battle of Las Guásimas was a battle fought in 1898 at Santiago de Cuba, in what is now Cuba. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Santiago de Cuba. It was part of the Spanish–American War. The recorded result: Retreat of both armies. Recorded strength: 1,764; 1 field gun against 1,500; 2 mountain guns.

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Fought1898
WhereSantiago de Cuba, Cuba20.022N, 75.829W, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeRetreat of both armies.
BelligerentsUnited States; Cuban rebelsagainstSpain
Casualties and losses17 killed; 52 woundedand7 killed; 14 wounded
Part ofSpanish–American War1898

Where it sits in the Spanish–American War

Capture of Guam, 1898Action of 25 April 1898, 1898Battle of Manila Bay, 1898First Battle of Cárdenas, 1898Battle of Cienfuegos, 1898Battle of Guantánamo Bay, 1898Second Battle of San Juan, 1898Battle of Las Guásimas, 1898Third Battle of San Juan, 1898First Battle of Manzanillo, 1898Battle of San Juan Hill, 1898Battle of El Caney, 1898Second Battle of Manzanillo, 1898Third Battle of Manzanillo, 1898Battle of Nipe Bay, 1898Battle of Fajardo, 1898Battle of Manila, 189818981898Battle of Las Guásimas, 1898
17 placed engagements of the Spanish–American War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1898 (year precision)
PlaceSantiago de Cuba, Cuba
20.022N, 75.829W
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Strength1,764; 1 field gun1,500; 2 mountain guns
Casualties and losses17 killed; 52 wounded7 killed; 14 wounded
Commanders
  • Antero Rubín
Battle of Las GuásimasBattle of Las GuásimasSiege of SantiagoAttack on the Moncada BarracksBattle of San Juan HillBattle of El CaneyBattle of Santiago de CubaBattle of El CaneyBattle of Santiago de CubaHolguínLas TunasBayamoManzanilloBanes100 km20.022N, 75.829W
Placed at Santiago de Cuba; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Battle of Las Guásimas 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 Q2889110, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Las Guásimas, revision 1378451527, 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.