Las Guásimas, Battle of, Cuba, 1898

found: Biograph picture catalog, Nov. 1902:p. 169 (This picture was taken after the Battle of Las Guaymas, and shows a large number of wounded soldiers embarking in a rowboat)

found: Jacques, T. Dictionary of battles and sieges, v. 2, 2007:p. 572 (Las Guásimas, 1898, Spanish-American War)

found: Wikipedia WWW site, viewed July 28, 2016(Battle of Las Guásimas; June 24, 1898; a Spanish rearguard action by Maj. Gen. Antero Rubin against advancing columns lead by Maj. Gen. Joseph Wheeler; the first land engagement of the Spanish-American War)

found: Encyclopedia of the Spanish-American and Philippine-American wars, May 2009, via WWW, viewed Oct. 20, 2016(Las Guásimas, Battle of; event date: June 24, 1898; located about three miles from Siboney, Las Guásimas was situated at the junction of a narrow footpath and El Camino Real, which led to Santiago de Cuba; a small hamlet to begin with, Las Guásimas had been abandoned by June 1898 and was then a rather nondescript place on the way to Santiago)