Title

The battle of Guasimas, (1874), 1920s. Artist: Unknown

Caption

The battle of Guasimas.The bloodiest of the battles of the war of Yara, took place on 15th, 16th and 17th of March 1874. The Spaniards had three thousand men commanded by Brigadier Arminan and 1,600 Cubans commanded by Maximum Gomes. The first had 400 casualties and retreated and the second 200. Cigar card from the History of Cuba, Geografico Universal, Propaganda de los Cigarros Susini y La Corona, Tabacalera Cubana.
The Print Collector collection

Date

1920

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19C63_012

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50,2Mb (2,6Mb) / 16,2in x 12,0in / 4872 x 3598 (300dpi)

Keywords

exterior people male group man men Cuba Cuban country day guy view war location century soldiers soldier concept outside battle injured injury twenties B&W MONOCHROME 19th century battlefield black & white black and white Elevated View B W 1920s frontline 20th century nineteenth century The Print Collector photograph Unknown arial view Brigadier cigar card Cuban War of Independence Ten Years War Gomez Tabacalera Cubana war of Yara Yara uprising Maximum Gomez Maximum Brigadier Arminan Arminan battle of Guasimas photograph