The Cuban revolutionaries had been fighting for three years under General Maximo Gomez, prior to the American landing. They anticipated that American support would tip the balance of power in their favor. General Maximo Gomez was a prominent leader in the Ten Year's War, the major struggle for Cuban independence. By successfully waging a war of attrition and by using guerrilla forces, the Cubans had managed to isolate the Spanish by confining them to the cities and the blockhouses. He was a major antagonist to the Spanish forces, but was finally trapped and killed in 1896, two years before eventual freedom from Spain.
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