Battle of Pino de Baire | |||||||
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Part of the Ten Years' War | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Ejército Mambí | Spain | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Donato Mármol Sergeant Máximo Gómez | Colonel Demetrio Quirós Weyler | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
1,100 | 700 men | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
Unknown | 233 casualties |
The Battle of Pino de Baire, also known as the Primera Carga al Machete (English: First Machete Charge), occurred on 25 October 1868 during the beginning of the Ten Years' War. It was the first instance of the reputable machete charge in the war that became a common mambí tactic.