[DOC] [TLE] Battle of Las Guasimas - Wikipedia [PAR] The Battle of Las Guasimas of June 24, 1898 was a Spanish rearguard action by 
Major General Antero Rubn against advancing columns led by Major General "
Fighting Joe" Wheeler and the first land engagement of the SpanishAmerican 
War. ... Wheeler requested the assistance of the attached Cuban forces in an... [DOC] [TLE] J! Archive - Show #2846, aired 1997-01-06 [PAR] In 1996 Lily Tomlin took over the role of "F.Y.I." producer on this show ... The 1st 
land engagement of this war took place June 24, 1898 at Las Guasimas, Cuba... [DOC] [TLE] Las Guasimas - A Battle in the Spanish-American War [PAR] At the outbreak of hostilities in Cuba, Fighting Joe was coaxed out of ... despite 
the disagreement of Admiral Sampson, to initiate his plan to land his ... up the 
men of his First Brigade and marching them towards Las Guasimas, four miles to 
the north. ... though in his joy he momentarily forgot in what war he was engaged. [DOC] [TLE] Spanish American War History 1898 - History of American Wars [PAR] Spain began its iron control of the Cuban island in 1511. .... Although the first 
American war activities occurred in the Pacific (May 1), the focus of America was 
... There was no indication that the Spanish lines at the village of Las Guasimas 
were overrun, but ... Essentially, terrain on land and sea dictated the order of 
battle. [DOC] [TLE] The Spanish-American War Part 3: Cuba & Puerto Rico [PAR] Jul 21, 2012 ... MAP: Cuban Campaign Naval Movements, April-June 22, 1898 ... of Spain and 
the Spanish left Las Guasimas on their planned retreat to Santiago. ... The 
Americans took staggering losses: over 80 dead and 350 wounded. .... naval 
engagement of the Spanish-American War and resulted in the destruction... [DOC] [TLE] The Santiago Campaign | Battlefields | Cuban Battlefields of the ... [PAR] The Spanish-Cuban-American War was a brief, but pivotal event in American ... 
The Santiago campaign was the major land engagement between the U.S. and ... 
American understanding of the War usually overlooks the fact that the fighting of 
1898 ... dug in and behind barbed wire barricades at the village of Las Gusimas. [DOC] [TLE] Cuban Campaign: An Easy Win in the Spanish-American War [PAR] The role of Cuban Campaign: An Easy Win in the Spanish-American War in the 
history ... Las Gusimasthe first land battle of the war in which a larger Spanish 
force was ... The two fleets engaged on July 3 outside of Santiago. ... The War 
Lovers: Roosevelt, Lodge, Hearst, and the Rush to Empire, 1898 by Evan 
Thomas. [DOC] [TLE] Spanish War of Independence - Magnolia Box [PAR] Spanish war of independence posters, postcards, canvas prints & framed ... The 
Battle of Las Guasimas, Cuba, June 24, 1898, the first land engagement of the... [DOC] [TLE] The war in Cuba SpanishAmericanWar.info [PAR] On April 22, 1898, Admiral Sampson left his base at Key West for Cuba . ... After 
Dewey's victory in the Philippines on May 1st, the Spanish government became 
... General Shafter planned to land in that area and move to attack Santiago away 
... The Battle of Las Guasimas showed the U.S. that the old linear Civil War tactics
... [DOC] [TLE] The Cuban War of Independence (18951898) Background [PAR] The Cuban War of Independence (18951898) was the last of three liberation .... 
Gomez and Maceo were the first to force the civilian forces to choose sides. ... 
sent 200,000 men and shed so much blood, we don't own more land on the .... 
Spaniards and Americans took place at Las Guasimas on June 24, El Caney and 
San... [DOC] [TLE] Roosevelt's Rough Riders-1898 - New Mexico Office of the State ... [PAR] The Spanish-American War of 1898 was short-lived and successful for those ... 
Neither Cuba nor the Philippines were among the list of revolutionaries. .... fought 
their first Spaniards and took their first casualties at Las Gusimas. ... The next 
engagement became their most

Question: In 1898 the first land engagement of this war took place at Las Guasimas, Cuba
Answer: Spanish-American War