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Lanzadera Campaign

Lanzadera Campaign was a campaign fought in 1896 at Vereda Nueva, La Habana, in what is now Cuba. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Vereda Nueva, La Habana. It was part of the Cuban War of Independence, which ran from 1895 to 1898. The recorded result: Cuban victory. Recorded strength: 2,000 Infantry against 40,000 Infantry.

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Fought1896
WhereVereda Nueva, La Habana, Cuba22.750N, 82.167W, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeCuban victory
BelligerentsCuban rebelsagainstSpain
Part ofCuban War of Independence1895 to 1898

Where it sits in the Cuban War of Independence

Battle of Altagracia, 1895Battle of Calimete, 1895Lanzadera Campaign, 1896Attack on Sagua de Tánamo, 1896Battle of Cacarajícara, 1896Battle of Saratoga, 189618951896Lanzadera Campaign, 1896
6 placed engagements of the Cuban War of Independence in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1896 (year precision)
to 1896
PlaceVereda Nueva, La Habana, Cuba
22.750N, 82.167W
KindCampaign, nineteenth century
Strength2,000 Infantry40,000 Infantry
Commanders
  • Arsenio Martínez Campos
  • Sabás Marín
  • Valeriano Weyler
Lanzadera CampaignLanzadera CampaignBattle of HavanaBattle of the Hotel Nacional of CubaBattle of HavanaBattle of CabañasBattle in the Bay of MatanzasBattle of HavanaBattle of HavanaBattle of CabañasBattle in the Bay of MatanzasPinar del RioCienfuegosMatanzasArtemisaNueva Gerona100 km22.750N, 82.167W
Placed at Vereda Nueva, La Habana; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Lanzadera Campaign is one of 3,694 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 69 in present-day Cuba.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q109535399, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Lanzadera Campaign, revision 1370626572, read 2026-11-15, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.