Battle of Peralejo

Battle of Peralejo
	Part of Cuban War of Independence
	; Phase 1 of the Main Battle
Date	July 13, 1895
Location	Peralejo, Oriente Province, Cuba
Result	Cuban victory
Belligerents
Cuban Rebels	Spain
Commanders and leaders
Antonio Maceo; Alfonso Goulet †; Bartolomé Masó; Jesús Rabí	Arsenio Martínez Campos; Fidel Santocildes †
Units involved
1st Corps; 2nd Corps	1st and 2nd battalions of the Isabel La Católica Regiment
Strength
More than 1,050 men Unknown General Staff; 600 Infantry men from the 1st and 2nd Corps; 200 Cavalry from the 2nd Corps; 250 men from the 2nd Corps reinforcement;	Total approx: 1,540 men Approx. 1,460 Infantry men; Approx. 80 guerrilla men;
Casualties and losses
118 dead and wounded	20 dead and 98 wounded

The Battle of Peralejo was a military confrontation between Cuban independence rebels, under the command of Major General Antonio Maceo against the forces of the Spanish Army, under the command of Captain General Arsenio Martínez Campos, which was part of Maceo's First Eastern Campaign during the Cuban War of Independence.