Battle of Pino de Baire

Battle of Pino de Baire
	Part of the Ten Years' War
	Battle of Pino de Baire (Cuba)
Date	25 October 1868
Location	Baire, Oriente Province, Captaincy General of Cuba
Result	Cuban victory
Belligerents
Ejército Mambí	Spain
Commanders and leaders
Donato Mármol; Sergeant Máximo Gómez	Colonel Demetrio Quirós Weyler
Strength
1,100	700 men
Casualties and losses
Unknown	233 casualties

The Battle of Pino de Baire, also known as the Primera Carga al Machete (English: First Machete Charge), occurred on 25 October 1868 during the beginning of the Ten Years' War. It was the first instance of the reputable machete charge in the war that became a common mambí tactic.

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