Atlas of Battles

country, 22 engagements

Battles in Cuba

22 engagements in the atlas lie within present-day Cuba: 13 battles, 2 sieges and 7 naval actions between 1628 and 1958. The wars with most engagements here: Spanish–American War (8), Cuban Revolution (4), Eighty Years' War (2), War of Jenkins' Ear (1).

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Battle in the Bay of MatanzasBattle of CabañasBattle of HavanaBattle of HavanaBattle of MelonesBattle of PeralejoAttack on Sagua de TánamoSiege of SantiagoAction of 25 April 1898First Battle of CárdenasBattle of CienfuegosBattle of Guantánamo BayFirst Battle of ManzanilloBattle of San Juan HillBattle of El CaneyBattle of Santiago de CubaBattle of Nipe BayBattle of the Hotel Nacional of CubaAttack on the Moncada BarracksBattle of Alegría de PíoBattle of La PlataBattle of Santa ClaraHavanaSantiago de CubaCamagüeyHolguínGuantánamoSanta ClaraLas TunasBayamoCienfuegosMatanzas200 km21.551N, 78.816W
22 placed engagements. Present-day coastlines; larger marks are landmark engagements.

Wars fought here 5 with pages

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
7 September 1628Battle in the Bay of MatanzasMatanzas BayEighty Years' War
31 August 1638Battle of CabañasCabañasEighty Years' War
12 October 1748Battle of HavanaHavanaWar of Jenkins' Ear
6 June 1762Battle of HavanaHavanaAnglo-Spanish War
9 January 1874Battle of MelonesHolguín ProvinceTen Years' War
13 July 1895Battle of PeralejoCruce Peralejo
14 February 1896Attack on Sagua de TánamoSagua de TánamoCuban War of Independence
1898Siege of SantiagoSantiago de Cuba
25 April 1898Action of 25 April 1898Spanish–American War
8 May 1898First Battle of CárdenasCárdenasSpanish–American War
11 May 1898Battle of CienfuegosSpanish–American War
6 June 1898Battle of Guantánamo BayGuantánamo BaySpanish–American War
30 June 1898First Battle of ManzanilloManzanilloSpanish–American War
1 July 1898Battle of San Juan HillSan Juan HillSpanish–American War
1 July 1898Battle of El CaneyEl CaneySpanish–American War
3 July 1898Battle of Santiago de CubaSantiago de Cuba
21 July 1898Battle of Nipe BayNipe BaySpanish–American War
2 October 1933Battle of the Hotel Nacional of CubaHotel Nacional de CubaCuban coup d'etat of 1933
26 July 1953Attack on the Moncada BarracksMoncada BarracksCuban Revolution
5 December 1956Battle of Alegría de PíoQ16145269Cuban Revolution
17 January 1957Battle of La PlataBartolomé MasóCuban Revolution
28 December 1958Battle of Santa ClaraSanta ClaraCuban Revolution

Borders are those of today; the states that fought are named on each page.