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The battle continued for almost anoth- er hour before the Spanish decided they'd had enough and started looking for a way to exit Cuzco Well. From their van- tage points the Marines watched as the Spanish started to withdraw and gave chase. At 3:15 p.m. a platoon entered Cuzco and wrecked the well. In the end Elliott had handily defeated
Battle of Cuzco Well [ edit ] Lt Col. Thomas of the Cuban rebel forces advised Colonel Huntington to attack the Spanish garrison at Cuzco Well, consisting of four companies of Spanish infantry and two companies of loyalist guerrilla forces totaling some 500 men.
Cuzco Well - 1898 BLUF: The Battle of Cuzco Well was a portion of the larger fight for Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, during the Spanish– American War, on 14 June 1898. The conflict involved elements of the First Marine Battalion (Reinforced) and Cuban rebels as they fought to take the only freshwater source on the point from the Spanish.
gagement of the battle, Marines of the First Marine Battalion assaulted and captured the blockhouse overlooking the Spanish base of Cuzco Well. Skirmishers, under covering fire of the new tenants, cleared the fields of any Spanish defenders around the windmill and water supply.
U.S. Marine Corps Forces South U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Colton K. Garrett GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBAU.S. Marines, Sailors, and Soldiers stationed at Naval ...
16 mar 2024 · Thanks to the long-range accuracy of the Winchester-Lee rifle and its 6 mm cartridge, Marines, and their Cuban allies, were able to defeat the Spanish garrison at Cuzco Wells at extreme...
Guantánamo Public Memory Project – Battle for Cuzco Wells. 1898 – 1934 1903 – 1959 1959 – 2002 1991 – Present 2002 – Present.
