| Battle of Cienfuegos | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of the Spanish–American War | |||||||
 The cable-cutting expedition at Cienfuegos, Bacon | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Spain |
 United States | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
|
Francisco Cróquer[1] |
Bowman McCalla Cameron Winslow | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| Unknown |
1 unprotected cruiser 1 gunboat 1 revenue cutter 2 steam launches[2] | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| None |
2 killed 15 wounded | ||||||
The Battle of Cienfuegos, also known as the Raid on Cienfuegos, was an engagement of the Spanish–American War, intended by the United States Navy to tighten its blockade of Cuba.[3]
- ^ "Historia Naval de España y Países de habla española. - Ver Tema - 1898. Hasta el último hombre".
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
Nofiwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Spanish–American War: Raid on Cienfuegos". Historynet. 21 August 2006. Retrieved 16 January 2013.