Battle of Peralejo

Battle of Peralejo
Part of Cuban War of Independence

Phase 1 of the Main Battle
DateJuly 13, 1895
Location
Result Cuban victory
Belligerents
Cuban Rebels Spain
Commanders and leaders
Antonio Maceo
Alfonso Goulet 
Bartolomé Masó
Jesús Rabí
Arsenio Martínez Campos
Fidel Santocildes 
Units involved
1st Corps
2nd Corps
1st and 2nd battalions of the Isabel La Católica Regiment
Strength

More than 1,050 men

  • Unknown General Staff
  • 600 Infantry men from the 1st and 2nd Corps
  • 200 Cavalry from the 2nd Corps
  • 250 men from the 2nd Corps reinforcement

Total approx: 1,540 men

  • Approx. 1,460 Infantry men
  • Approx. 80 guerrilla men
Casualties and losses
118 dead and wounded 20 dead and 98 wounded

The Battle of Peralejo was a military confrontation between Cuban independence rebels, under the command of Major General Antonio Maceo against the forces of the Spanish Army, under the command of Captain General Arsenio Martínez Campos, which was part of Maceo's First Eastern Campaign during the Cuban War of Independence.