Salt Lake Herald | 1897-11-20 | Page 1 | Battle of Guanajay

I BATTLE OF GUANAJAY Spaniards Defeated and Heavy Losses on Both Sides New York Nov 19A dispatch to the Herald from Havana says A battle of considerable importance has taken place near Guanajay The Cubans were commanded by Rodriguez and Pedro Diaz in the fight The Span iards had 46 killed and 170 wounded The rebel loss was also heavy On account of the condition of the ground the Spaniards could make no use of their artillery and were obliged to retreat to the forts of the town The rebels set fire to the brush wood surrounding the town and tried to burn the town but rain spoiled the scheme This is the district toward which General Parrado is proceeding and as there are strong forces of Cubans near a pitched battle is not unlikely