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battle, nineteenth century

Battle of Mal Tiempo

Battle of Mal Tiempo was a battle fought in 1895 at Cruces, in what is now Cuba. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Cruces. The recorded result: Cuban victory.

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Fought1895
WhereCruces, Cuba22.342N, 80.276W, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeCuban victory
BelligerentsCuban rebelsagainstSpain
Casualties and losses4 killed, 4 injuredand300 killed and wounded

Record

Date1895 (year precision)
PlaceCruces, Cuba
22.342N, 80.276W
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Strength450 Cavalry<ref name="Minal">[https://www.minal.gob.cu/efemerides/batalla-de-mal-tiempo Batalla de Mal Tiempo2,500 Infantry
Casualties and losses4 killed, 4 injured300 killed and wounded
Commanders
  • Salvador Arizón y Sánchez Fano
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Placed at Cruces; 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

Elsewhere in 1895

Battle of Mal Tiempo 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 Q2889200, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Mal Tiempo, revision 1375835360, 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.