Battle_of_Las_Guasimas_(1874)

Battle of Las Guasimas (1874)

Battle of Las Guasimas (1874)

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The Battle of Las Guásimas (16–20 March 1874) was fought in Camagüey, Cuba. Some 2,050 rebels, commanded by Dominican major general Máximo Gómez, defeated 5,000 Spanish troops with 6 cannons. The five-day battle cost the Spanish 1,037 casualties and the rebels 174 casualties.[1]

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    Scheina, Robert L. (2003). Latin America's Wars: Volume 1. Potomac Books.
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