Battle of El Caney

Battle of El Caney

Infobox Military Conflict
conflict=Battle of El Caney
partof=the Spanish-American War


caption="The Capture of El Caney" by Howard Chandler Christy
date=July 1, 1898
place=El Caney, Cuba
result=indecisive
combatant1=flagicon|USA|1896 United States
flagicon|Cuba Republic of Cuba
combatant2=flagicon|Spain|1785 Kingdom of Spain
commander1=flagicon|USA|1896 Henry W. Lawton
commander2=flagicon|Spain|1785 Joaquín Vara de Rey †
strength1=8,500 regulars
1,000 guerrilleros
strength2=500 regulars
casualties1=81 dead
360 wounded
casualties2=38 dead
138 wounded
130 captured|

The Battle of El Caney was fought on July 1, 1898, during the Spanish-American War.

Background

At El Caney, Cuba, 500 Spanish soldiers under General Joaquín Vara de Rey were instructed to hold the northwest flank of Santiago against an American advance.

Battle

Despite having no machine guns or artillery and being denied promised reinforcements, Vara de Rey and his soldiers held over 8,000 Americans from their position for nearly twelve hours, preventing them from sweeping through and overwhelming the defenders of San Juan Hill.

Aftermath

The Americans lost over 80 dead and more than 350 wounded. Precise Cuban losses at El Caney are not known, but the Cuban irregulars lost around 150 killed and wounded that day. Over 300 Spanish troops were killed, wounded, or captured.

Many have called this engagement proof that, properly led, the Spanish Army could have defeated the United States during the Cuban Campaign.

References

*
* Carrasco García, Antonio, "En Guerra con Los Estados Unidos: Cuba, 1898", Madrid: 1998.

External links

* [http://www.spanamwar.com Spanish-American War Centennial website]
* [http://texashistory.unt.edu/permalink/meta-pth-14388 "History of Negro soldiers in the Spanish-American War, and other items of interest"] , by Edward Augustus Johnston, published 1899, hosted by the [http://texashistory.unt.edu/ Portal to Texas History.] Features illustrations and information about the Battle of El Caney.

ee also

*Last stand


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем сделать НИР

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Battle of San Juan Hill — Part of the Spanish–American War Detail from Charge of the 2 …   Wikipedia

  • Caney — This interesting and unusual surname is an Anglicized form of two distinct Irish septs. Firstly, it may be from O Caithniadh , which is composed of the Gaelic elements O , male descendant of, and caithniadh , battle, champion. This sept of Ui… …   Surnames reference

  • Battle of the Aguadores — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Battle of the Aguadores partof=the Spanish American War caption= date=July 1, 1898 place=near Santiago de Cuba, Cuba result=Tactical Spanish victory combatant1=flagicon|USA|1896 United States flagicon|Cuba… …   Wikipedia

  • Bataille d'El Caney — Capture of El Caney, lithographie imprimée par Kurz et Allison Informations générales Date 1er juillet, 1898 Lieu …   Wikipédia en Français

  • El Caney — Location map |Cuba1 lat deg = 20 lat min = 03 lat sec = 21 lat dir = N lon deg = 75 lon min = 46 lon sec = 00 lon dir = W position = none float = right width = 300 caption=Location of El Caney in CubaEl Caney (also Caney) is a small village 4… …   Wikipedia

  • USS Caney (AO-95) — was an Escambia class fleet oiler acquired by the U.S. Navy for use during World War II. She had the dangerous but necessary task of providing fuel to vessels in combat and non combat areas. She served in the Pacific Ocean Theatre of operations… …   Wikipedia

  • Storming of El Caney Galop — The Storming of El Caney is a descriptive musical work by Russell Alexander. It is frequently performed at a galop tempo, and has been recorded by bands including Merle Evans Ringling Bros. Barnum and Bailey circus band and The Washington… …   Wikipedia

  • Santiago, Battle of — ▪ Spanish American War  (June–July 1898), concluding engagement fought near Santiago de Cuba in the Spanish American War, in which U.S. successes on land and sea resulted in final victory over the Spaniards.       On May 19, 1898, a month after… …   Universalium

  • Spanish–American War — Warbox|conflict=Spanish American War caption= Charge of the Rough Riders at San Juan Hill by Frederic Remington date=April 25 ndash; August 12, 1898 place=Caribbean Sea: Cuba, Puerto Rico; Pacific Ocean: Guam, Philippine Islands casus=Cuban War… …   Wikipedia

  • Henry Ware Lawton — Major General Henry Ware Lawton Born March 17, 1843( …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”