Battle of Guayacanas

Battle of Guayacanas
Part of the Banana Wars
Battle of Guayacanas is located in the Dominican Republic
Guayacanas
Guayacanas
Battle of Guayacanas (the Dominican Republic)
Date3 July 1916
Location
Santiago, Dominican Republic
Result American victory
Belligerents
 United States Dominican Republic Dominican Republic
Commanders and leaders
United States Holland Smith
United States Joseph A. Glowin		 Dominican Republic Desiderio Arias
Strength
800 marines
2+ machine guns		 80 militia[1]
Casualties and losses
2 killed
10 wounded		 27 killed[2]
5 captured

The Battle of Guayacanas was fought on 3 July 1916 between Dominican rebels and the United States during the United States occupation of the Dominican Republic. The Dominicans dug trenches on two hills blocking passage to Santiago and kept up single-shot fire against the automatic weapons of the Americans before the Americans drove them off.[1] Joseph A. Glowin, a corporal, was awarded the Medal of Honor for his bravery during the action.[3]

  1. ^ a b McPherson, Alan (2014). The Invaded: How Latin Americans and Their Allies Fought and Ended U.S. Occupations. p. 41.
  2. ^ Fredriksen, John C (2011). The United States Marine Corps: A Chronology, 1775 to the Present. ABC-CLIO. p. 76. ISBN 978-1-59884-542-6.
  3. ^ Langley, Lester D. (1983), The Banana Wars: An Inner History of American Empire, 1900-1934, Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, ISBN 0-8131-1496-9