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.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Las Guasimas canonical | 9 |
| Batalla de Las Guásimas | 1 |
| Battle of Las Guásimas (1874) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1238781 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Las Guasimas Context triple: [Battle of San Juan Hill, precededBy, Battle of Las Guasimas]
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A.
Battle of La Guaira
The Battle of La Guaira was a 1743 naval engagement off the Venezuelan port of La Guaira in which Spanish colonial forces repelled a British attack during the War of Jenkins' Ear.
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B.
Battle of Cúcuta
The Battle of Cúcuta was a key 1813 military victory led by Simón Bolívar that opened the campaign to liberate Venezuela during the Colombian War of Independence.
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C.
Battle of Boyacá
The Battle of Boyacá was a decisive 1819 military engagement in the Colombian War of Independence that secured New Granada’s liberation from Spanish rule and paved the way for the creation of Gran Colombia.
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D.
Battle of Lake Maracaibo
The Battle of Lake Maracaibo was a decisive 1823 naval engagement in which patriot forces defeated Spain’s fleet, effectively securing Venezuela’s independence.
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E.
Battle of Pantano de Vargas
The Battle of Pantano de Vargas was a decisive 1819 engagement in present-day Colombia in which patriot forces under Simón Bolívar and General José María Córdova secured a crucial victory that paved the way for independence from Spanish rule.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Las Guasimas Target entity description: 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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A.
Battle of La Guaira
The Battle of La Guaira was a 1743 naval engagement off the Venezuelan port of La Guaira in which Spanish colonial forces repelled a British attack during the War of Jenkins' Ear.
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B.
Battle of Cúcuta
The Battle of Cúcuta was a key 1813 military victory led by Simón Bolívar that opened the campaign to liberate Venezuela during the Colombian War of Independence.
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C.
Battle of Boyacá
The Battle of Boyacá was a decisive 1819 military engagement in the Colombian War of Independence that secured New Granada’s liberation from Spanish rule and paved the way for the creation of Gran Colombia.
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D.
Battle of Lake Maracaibo
The Battle of Lake Maracaibo was a decisive 1823 naval engagement in which patriot forces defeated Spain’s fleet, effectively securing Venezuela’s independence.
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E.
Battle of Pantano de Vargas
The Battle of Pantano de Vargas was a decisive 1819 engagement in present-day Colombia in which patriot forces under Simón Bolívar and General José María Córdova secured a crucial victory that paved the way for independence from Spanish rule.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military engagement ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Cuban rebels
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Spanish Empire ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| campaign |
Siege of Santiago
ⓘ
surface form:
Santiago campaign
|
| casualties |
Spanish forces suffered several dozen killed and wounded
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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
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Battle of San Juan Hill ⓘ |
| hasLanguageName |
Battle of Las Guasimas
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
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
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1st U.S. Cavalry Regiment ⓘ 1st United States Volunteer Cavalry ⓘ
surface form:
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 |
Caribbean theater of the Spanish–American War
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surface form:
Cuban campaign of the Spanish–American War
|
| precededBy | U.S. landings at Daiquirí ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Siege of Santiago
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surface form:
Siege of Santiago de Cuba
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| result |
Spanish tactical withdrawal
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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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Referenced by (11)
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this entity surface form:
Batalla de Las Guásimas
this entity surface form:
Battle of Las Guásimas (1874)