Battle of Las Guasimas (1874)

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Battle of Las Guasimas
Part of the Ten Years' War
Battle of Las Guasimas (1874) (Cuba)
Date 16–20 March 1874 Location Camagüey, Cuba Result Cuban victory
Belligerents
Spanish Empire	Cuban separatists
Commanders and leaders
Brigadier Armiñán	Major general Máximo Gómez Brigadier Antonio Maceo (WIA)
Strength
5,000	2,050
Casualties and losses
1,037 killed, wounded, or missing	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]