Little War (Cuba)

Little War
Calixto García, the main organizer of the conflict
Date August 26, 1879 – December 3, 1880 (1 year, 3 months and 1 week) Location Cuba Result Spanish victory
Belligerents
Cuban Rebels	Spain
Commanders and leaders
Calixto García Gregorio Benítez † Guillermo Moncada (POW) Arcadio Leyte-Vidal † José Maceo (POW) Rafael Maceo (POW) Serafín Sánchez Limbano Sánchez (POW) Flor Crombet (POW) Quintín Bandera (POW) Cecilio González † Pío Rosado Lorié † Francisco Jiménez † Emilio Núñez	Arsenio Martínez Campos Camilo Polavieja
Strength
8,000	Tens of thousands
Casualties and losses
Hundreds killed[1]	Unknown

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The Little War or Small War (Spanish: Guerra Chiquita) was the second of three conflicts between Cuban rebels and Spain. It started on 26 August 1879 and after some minor successes ended in rebel defeat in September 1880. It followed the Ten Years' War of 1868–78 and preceded the final war of 1895–98, which resulted in American intervention and Cuban independence.