Battle of Guayacanas

Battle of Guayacanas
	Part of the Banana Wars
	Guayacanas Battle of Guayacanas (the Dominican Republic)
Date	3 July 1916
Location	Santiago, Dominican Republic
Result	American victory
Belligerents
United States	Dominican Republic
Commanders and leaders
Holland Smith; Joseph A. Glowin	Desiderio Arias
Strength
800 marines; 2+ machine guns	80 militia
Casualties and losses
2 killed; 10 wounded	27 killed; 5 captured

The Battle of Guayacanas was fought on 3 July 1916 between Dominican rebels and the United States during the United States occupation of the Dominican Republic. The Dominicans dug trenches on two hills blocking passage to Santiago and kept up single-shot fire against the automatic weapons of the Americans before the Americans drove them off.^[1] Joseph A. Glowin, a corporal, was awarded the Medal of Honor for his bravery during the action.^[3]

^ ^a ^b McPherson, Alan (2014). The Invaded: How Latin Americans and Their Allies Fought and Ended U.S. Occupations. p. 41.
^ Fredriksen, John C (2011). The United States Marine Corps: A Chronology, 1775 to the Present. ABC-CLIO. p. 76. ISBN 978-1-59884-542-6.
^ Langley, Lester D. (1983), The Banana Wars: An Inner History of American Empire, 1900-1934, Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, ISBN 0-8131-1496-9

[McPherson-1] McPherson, Alan (2014). The Invaded: How Latin Americans and Their Allies Fought and Ended U.S. Occupations. p. 41.

[Chronology-2] Fredriksen, John C (2011). The United States Marine Corps: A Chronology, 1775 to the Present. ABC-CLIO. p. 76. ISBN 978-1-59884-542-6.

[3] Langley, Lester D. (1983), The Banana Wars: An Inner History of American Empire, 1900-1934, Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, ISBN 0-8131-1496-9

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