Cuban War of Independence

Cuban War of Independence
Part of the Spanish–American War

Lieutenant General Antonio Maceo's cavalry charge during the Battle of Ceja del Negro
DateFebruary 24, 1895 – December 10, 1898
(3 years, 9 months, 2 weeks and 2 days)
Location
Cuba
Result

American intervention; independence granted in 1902

Belligerents

Spanish Empire

Commanders and leaders
Strength
53,774[1]: 308  196,000[1]
Casualties and losses
5,480 killed
3,437 dead from disease[2]		 9,413 killed[1]
53,313 dead from disease[1]
300,000 Cuban civilians dead[3][4][1]
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The Cuban War of Independence (Spanish: Guerra de Independencia cubana), also known in Cuba as the Necessary War (Spanish: Guerra Necesaria),[5] fought from 1895 to 1898, was the last of three liberation wars that Cuba fought against Spain, the other two being the Ten Years' War (1868–1878)[6] and the Little War (1879–1880). The final three months of the conflict escalated to become the Spanish–American War, with United States forces being deployed in Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Philippine Islands against Spain. Historians disagree as to the extent that United States officials were motivated to intervene for humanitarian reasons but agree that yellow journalism exaggerated atrocities attributed to Spanish forces against Cuban civilians.

  1. ^ a b c d e Clodfelter (2017). Warfare and Armed Conflicts: A Statistical Encyclopedia of Casualty and Other Figures, 1492–2015.
  2. ^ Clodfelter, Micheal, Warfare and Armed Conflict: A Statistical Reference to Casualty and Other Figures, 1618–1991
  3. ^ Sheina, Robert L., Latin America's Wars: The Age of the Caudillo, 1791–1899 (2003)
  4. ^ COWP: Correlates of War Project, University of Michigan
  5. ^ "24 de febrero de 1895: La guerra necesaria de José Martí". Prensa Latina. February 24, 2023. Archived from the original on February 24, 2023.
  6. ^ "The Spanish-American War - The World of 1898: The Spanish-American War (Hispanic Division, Library of Congress)". www.loc.gov. Retrieved February 10, 2023.