"When In 1850 a Kentucky Regiment Invaded Cuba" Topic
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Tango01  | 08 Nov 2025 1:06 p.m. PST |
"As the Kentucky Regiment entered Quintayros Plaza a Spanish sentinel called out three challenges, hearing no response from the oncoming Kentucky militiamen, he fired his weapon. This alerted the 15 soldiers defending the jail to respond with a deadly barrage, that wounded a few of the Kentuckians, including their commanding officer, Colonel Theodore O'Hara, who suffered a wound to his thigh. The Kentucky Regiment known as the Kentucky Filibusters, was a diverse mix incorporating members from all social strata: unemployed laborers, tradesmen, store clerks, lawyers, and physicians. This was a group of hale and hearty Americans, not a ragtag bunch. Of other fighting units, American and Cuban, the Kentuckians were the first to land on the shores of Cuba and performed as the van of the operation. They were the first to shed blood in in battle; their casualty rate represented one-third of the total casualty count. And these Kentuckians came close to altering the future of Cuba…" link
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| TimePortal | 08 Nov 2025 1:14 p.m. PST |
Ye, I did a series of articles on Filibuster operations in the mid-1800s.
There is a good on Lopez's invasion of Cuba |
| Tango01 | 09 Nov 2025 3:50 p.m. PST |
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