US Marines at Guantanamo repelling a midnight attack

US Marines at Guantanamo repelling a midnight attack of Spanish troops on June 12, 1898. During 2 nights of the Battle of Camp McCalla, the searchlight of the USS MARBLEHEAD, illuminated the brush from which the Spanish were firing. Six Marines were killed, the first US battle casualties of the declared Spanish American War (BSLOC_2017_10_18)

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15 20 People 15-20 People 19th Century 19th century Armed Forces Book Illustration Defenders Encampment Guantanamo Lcgr1706 Nighttime Searchlights Spanish American War Spanish-american War

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