Conflict: | Battle of Las Guasimas |
Partof: | the Ten Years' War |
Date: | 16–20 March 1874 |
Place: | Camagüey, Cuba |
Result: | Cuban victory |
Combatant1: | Spanish Empire |
Combatant2: | Cuban separatists |
Commander1: | Brigadier Armiñán |
Commander2: | Major general Máximo Gómez Brigadier Antonio Maceo |
Strength1: | 5,000 |
Strength2: | 2,050 |
Casualties1: | 1,037 killed, wounded, or missing |
Casualties2: | 174 killed or wounded |
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]