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Battle of Coliseo
1895
23 December 1895
 vs  

type of battle

war or event

2nd Cuban War of Independence

at a glance

coordinates unknown

location

modern country

Days after bloody victory in western Cuba at Mal Tiempo, insurgent leader Máximo Gómez entered Matanzas Province, where he met Spanish commander General Arsenio Martinez Campos at Coliseo, near Cárdenas. Gómez had to withdraw after heavy losses, but Martinez Campos failed to pursue and fell back towards Havana, where he was replaced in command.


   
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