Battle of Las Guasimas

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The Battle of Las Guasimas was an early engagement of the Spanish–American War in Cuba, where U.S. and Cuban forces clashed with Spanish troops shortly before the more famous assaults on San Juan Heights.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ
belligerent Cuban rebels ⓘ
Spanish Empire ⓘ
United States ⓘ
campaign Santiago campaign ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Santiago
casualties Spanish forces suffered several dozen killed and wounded ⓘ
U.S. forces suffered several dozen killed and wounded ⓘ
combatant Cuban insurgents ⓘ
Spanish Army ⓘ
United States Army ⓘ
commander Antero Rubín ⓘ
Demetrio Castillo ⓘ
Joseph Wheeler ⓘ
Samuel S. Sumner ⓘ
conflict Spanish–American War ⓘ
country Cuba ⓘ
date 1898-06-24 ⓘ
describedAs early engagement of the Spanish–American War in Cuba ⓘ
endDate 1898-06-24 ⓘ
followedBy Battle of El Caney ⓘ
Battle of San Juan Hill ⓘ
hasLanguageName Batalla de Las Guásimas ⓘ
hasParticipant Theodore Roosevelt ⓘ
hasParticipantRole Theodore Roosevelt served as a lieutenant colonel of the Rough Riders ⓘ
involvesUnit 10th U.S. Cavalry Regiment ⓘ
1st U.S. Cavalry Regiment ⓘ
1st U.S. Volunteer Cavalry (Rough Riders) ⓘ
Spanish regular infantry units ⓘ
location Oriente Province, Cuba ⓘ
near Santiago de Cuba ⓘ
notableFor first significant land combat between U.S. and Spanish forces in Cuba ⓘ
participation of the Rough Riders ⓘ
objective clear Spanish forces blocking the road to Santiago de Cuba ⓘ
outcome inconclusive tactically ⓘ
partOf Cuban campaign of the Spanish–American War ⓘ
precededBy U.S. landings at Daiquirí ⓘ
relatedTo Siege of Santiago de Cuba ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Santiago
result Spanish tactical withdrawal ⓘ
U.S. and Cuban forces advanced toward Santiago de Cuba ⓘ
spanishTactics delaying action followed by planned withdrawal ⓘ
startDate 1898-06-24 ⓘ
strategicOutcome U.S. and Cuban strategic advantage ⓘ
tactics frontal attacks by U.S. forces against Spanish defensive positions ⓘ
terrain wooded and hilly countryside ⓘ
theater Caribbean theater of the Spanish–American War ⓘ
timePeriod 19th century ⓘ

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Battle of San Juan Hill → precededBy → Battle of Las Guasimas ⓘ
Buffalo Soldiers → notableBattle → Battle of Las Guasimas ⓘ
10th U.S. Cavalry Regiment → notableEngagement → Battle of Las Guasimas ⓘ
1st United States Volunteer Cavalry → engagement → Battle of Las Guasimas ⓘ
Battle of Las Guasimas → hasLanguageName → Batalla de Las Guásimas ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Las Guasimas
Cuban Liberation Army → notableEngagement → Battle of Las Guásimas (1874) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Las Guasimas
Siboney, Cuba → associatedWith → Battle of Las Guasimas ⓘ
Landing at Daiquirí → followedBy → Battle of Las Guasimas ⓘ
Landing at Siboney → followedBy → Battle of Las Guasimas ⓘ
Demetrio Castillo → participatedIn → Battle of Las Guasimas ⓘ