Capture of Las Tunas

Capture of Las Tunas
	Part of Second Eastern Campaign of the Cuban War of Independence
	; Calixto García's cavalry charge during the engagement
Date	August 27–30 , 1897
Location	Las Tunas, Oriente, Cuba, Spain
Result	Cuban victory
Belligerents
Cuban rebels; Supported by:; United States	Spain
Commanders and leaders
Calixto García; Mario García; Carlos García; José M. Capote; Frederick Funston	Unknown
Strength
1,200 soldiers, 300 horsemen and 6 cannons	350 soldiers and 100 volunteers, with artillery
Casualties and losses
29 killed, 60 wounded	161 killed, 176 wounded, 409 captured

The Capture of Las Tunas was a military engagement of the Cuban War of Independence. It took place from August 27 to 30, 1897 at Las Tunas, Oriente.

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