Battle of Mal Tiempo

Battle of Mal Tiempo
Part of Cuban War of Independence and Invasion from East to West in Cuba

Máximo Gómez's cavalry charge during the battle
DateDecember 15, 1895
Location
Cruces, Cienfuegos Province, Cuba
Result Cuban victory
Belligerents
Cuban rebels Spain
Commanders and leaders
Máximo Gómez
Antonio Maceo
Serafín Sánchez		 Salvador Arizón y Sánchez Fano
Manuel Sanz
Narciso Rich
Strength
450 Cavalry[1] 2,500 Infantry[2]
Casualties and losses
4 killed, 4 injured 300 killed and wounded

The Battle of Mal Tiempo was a battle of the Cuban War of Independence that took place on December 15, 1895, a few kilometers away from Cruces, Cienfuegos Province. In the battle, Mambises and Spanish forces faced each other, the former being victorious. This victory was considered one of the most important of the Invasion from East to West in Cuba, due to the political, military and economic consequences in favor of the independence activists.[3]

  1. ^ Batalla de Mal Tiempo | MINAL
  2. ^ "Cuba en 1898: la guerra de independencia en vísperas de la intervención norteamericana". Cuban Studies Institute (in Spanish). 13 October 2023. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  3. ^ Memorias de la guerra - The World of 1898: The Spanish-American War (Hispanic Division, Library of Congress)