Battle of El Salado (1869)
| Battle of El Salado | |||||||
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| Part of Ten Years' War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Cuban rebels | Spain | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Gen. Donato Mármol | Gen. Blas Villate, Count of Valmaseda | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 4,000 mambises | 3,000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 2,000 | Unknown | ||||||
The Battle of El Salado occurred on January 7, 1869, during the Ten Years' War, near Salado River and the Salado settlement (Spanish: El Salado), in the municipality of Río Cauto, Granma Province, in Cuba.