Invasion from East to West in Cuba

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The Invasion from East to West in Cuba was a major 1895–1896 military campaign of the Cuban War of Independence in which rebel forces crossed the island to spread the insurrection and weaken Spanish colonial control.

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Invasion from East to West in Cuba canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Cuban War of Independence campaign
military campaign
alsoKnownAs Invasión de Oriente a Occidente en Cuba NERFINISHED
belligerent Cuban separatists
Spanish Empire
combatant Cuban Liberation Army NERFINISHED
Kingdom of Spain NERFINISHED
commander Antonio Maceo NERFINISHED
José Miró Argenter NERFINISHED
Manuel Suárez Delgado NERFINISHED
Máximo Gómez NERFINISHED
Serafín Sánchez NERFINISHED
conflict Cuban War of Independence NERFINISHED
continent North America
country Cuba
date 1895–1896
directionOfAdvance east to west
endTime 1896
hasPart Baraguá to Camagüey march NERFINISHED
advance into Matanzas
crossing of the Trocha of Júcaro to Morón NERFINISHED
entry into Las Villas
operations in Havana Province
operations in Pinar del Río
historicalPeriod late 19th century
languageOfName Spanish
location Havana Province NERFINISHED
Las Villas Province NERFINISHED
Matanzas Province NERFINISHED
Oriente Province NERFINISHED
Pinar del Río Province NERFINISHED
militaryBranch Cuban Mambí forces NERFINISHED
objective demonstrate reach of Cuban rebel army
demoralize Spanish forces
spread the insurrection throughout Cuba
weaken Spanish colonial control
opponent Spanish colonial forces in Cuba
opposedBy Spanish colonial army in Cuba
partOf Cuban War of Independence NERFINISHED
result extension of war to western Cuba
increased pressure on Spanish colonial administration
strategic success for Cuban rebels
significance key turning point in Cuban War of Independence
symbol of Cuban military capability
startTime 1895
strategy mobile guerrilla warfare
rapid cavalry movements
theaterOfWar Caribbean NERFINISHED

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Cuban Liberation Army significantEvent Invasion from East to West in Cuba