Battle of Peralejo
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The Battle of Peralejo was a key 1895 clash in the Cuban War of Independence in which Cuban insurgent forces under Máximo Gómez and Antonio Maceo ambushed and defeated a Spanish column led by Captain General Arsenio Martínez Campos.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Combate de Peralejo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| armedConflictType | colonial war battle ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Cuban insurgent forces
ⓘ
Spanish colonial forces ⓘ |
| cause | Cuban struggle for independence from Spain ⓘ |
| combatant |
Cuban Liberation Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Spanish Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| combatStyle | guerrilla warfare elements ⓘ |
| commander |
Antonio Maceo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Arsenio Martínez Campos NERFINISHED ⓘ Máximo Gómez NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Cuban War of Independence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Cuba ⓘ |
| CubanCommander |
Antonio Maceo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Máximo Gómez NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| CubanObjective | weaken Spanish command and disrupt troop movements ⓘ |
| date | 1895-07-13 ⓘ |
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| followedBy | continued Cuban insurgent offensives in Oriente ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Antonio Maceo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Arsenio Martínez Campos NERFINISHED ⓘ Máximo Gómez NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Spanish colonial rule in Cuba ⓘ |
| location |
Oriente Province, Cuba
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
near Bayamo, Cuba ⓘ |
| notableFeature | ambush of Spanish Captain General in the field ⓘ |
| opponentOf | Arsenio Martínez Campos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| outcome | Spanish column defeated ⓘ |
| partOf | Cuban War of Independence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfCampaign | 1895 eastern Cuba campaign ⓘ |
| precededBy | beginning of the 1895 Cuban War of Independence ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Antonio Maceo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Arsenio Martínez Campos NERFINISHED ⓘ Máximo Gómez NERFINISHED ⓘ Ten Years' War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | Cuban rebel victory ⓘ |
| significance |
boosted prestige of Máximo Gómez and Antonio Maceo
ⓘ
demonstrated vulnerability of Spanish forces in eastern Cuba ⓘ early major victory for Cuban insurgents in 1895 campaign ⓘ |
| SpanishCommander | Arsenio Martínez Campos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| SpanishObjective | secure communications and control in Oriente Province ⓘ |
| tacticUsed | ambush ⓘ |
| theater | eastern Cuba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 1895 ⓘ |
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