Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1899-03-08
HOW THEY FIGHT III CUBA.


Tie wary Sr..:. ..ar.is Fear iscai2e. Es.-
tcapps,: ia the Fc-ests.
the Spaniards have repeatedly Stated
that the Cuban Insurgents viii not l2ca
them il open battle, but retreat aft1r
the first few solieys have heen ex-
changed, and that their perfect kHo"i
edge Of the country roads and tlaiis
enables them 10 escape.
The one great object Of the Cubans il:
the field is not 50 much TO win by fight
ing as it is TO cripple Spain ly draining
her resources. The longer they can hold
out without giving battle, III. more
money will be needed TO clo;he ana feed
the vast Spanish array. The financial
condition Of Spain is understood 10y
every Cuban soldier, ana they all fully
recognize the importance Of putting
their oppressors to ;.a much extra e..
pense as possible.
The Cuba!. campaign since Mac2o cx
ecuted his great raid has been purely
defensive. having for It's object the above
result. Chiefs like Gomez and t.aceo
have at times assumed tie offensive
but only for short time. These de
fensi'e tactics have proved OF more
benefit to the Cubans than 4 series ot
pitched battles. The successful work
Ing CT their plan is demonstrated every
time chat Gen. Neyjer asks for recrfoce-
ments.
Next to Maceo's great campaign in
Tinar del Rio, probably the most re-
iEarlaiI!c example Of defensive tactic:
has been those employed by Gen. j. N
Aguirre since he assumed command Of
the insurgent forces in the province OF
Havana.
Although the other chiefs have sue,
teeded in evading he Spaniards as well
as Aguirre, yet his proximity to the cap
ital makes his campaign Of special in.
portancc.
The northern brigade Of the province
OF Havana, under .iguirrc and Brig,
ndier Cardenas, is divided into two cav,
airy regiments and a company Of in
fantry, numbering in al about 93Q
armed 1-en. Their field of operations
extends from Havana on the vest tc
the limit of the province of Cciba Mo
cha on the east, a distance Of 45 miles
cid from the coast south, TO Il iiIe di'
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