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Regiments of the Cuban Army of Liberation 1895-1898

 

 

cuban shield Ranks

Here is a glossary of the Ranks that appear in the listings of the Cuban Army of Liberation 1895-1898;

Grado Rank
General en Jefe (Generalísimo) General in Chief (Máximo Gómez)*
Lugarteniente General Lieutenenant General (Antonio Maceo, Calixto García Iñíguez)*
Mayor General Major General*
General de Brigada Brigade General
Coronel Colonel
Teniente Coronel Lieutenant Colonel
Comandante Major
Capitán Captain
Teniente Lieutenant
Sub-Teniente (Alferéz) Under-Lieutenant (Ensign)
Sargento 1º Sergeant 1st Class
Sargento 2º Sergeant 2nd Class
Cabo Corporal
Soldado Private
Grado por aclarar Rank to be determined

*The rank of Major General, symbolized by three gold stars, was required for the post of General in Chief, Lieutenant General (second in command), the Oriental (East) and Occidental (Western) Department Chiefs, and the six Corps Chiefs. The rank was also earned by Bartolomé Masó in 1895. The rank was also conferred on the Presidents of the Revolutionary Governments which arose in the Assemblies of Jimaguayú (1895) and Yaya (1897).

Ejercito Libertador de Cuba 1895-1898, Mario Riera Hernandez, Miami, 1985.

 

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The Cuban Liberation Army was organized into six Army Corps as follows:

  • Santiago de Cuba Province
    • 1st Corps, with 2 Divisons totalling 6 Brigades, with a total of 13 Regiments in the Corps.
    • 2nd Corps, with 4 Divisions totalling 8 Brigades, with a total of 18 Regiments in the Corps.
  • Puerto Principe Province
    • 3rd Corps, with 2 Divisions with 4 Brigades, with a total of 9 regular and 2 "guerrilla" Regiments in the Corps.
  • Santa Clara Province
    • 4th Corps, with 2 Divisions totalling 6 Brigades, with a total of 10 Regiments in the Corps.
  • Mantanzas and Habana Provinces
    • 5th Corps, with 2 Divisions totalling 7 Brigades, with a total of 18 regiments in the Corps.
  • Pinar del Rio Province
    • 6th Corps, with 2 Divisions totalling 4 Brigades, with a total of 8 Regiments in the Crops.

     

 

cuban shield Regiments of the Cuban Army of Liberation 1895-1898

In order to reduce the amount of redundant information in the Soldiers data base, each Regiment or equivalent grouping has been given an alphanumeric ID code as follows:

		[D-]c.d.b-RR[n][.m]

where:

	D	= Department (only used for organizations
		   above Corps level):
			C=Cuba (national)
			E=Oriental (Eastern)
			W=Occidental (Western)
	c	= Corps (omitted for higher level organizations)
	d	= Division (omitted for higher level organizations)
	b	= Brigade  (omitted for higher level organizations)
	RR	= Organization Identifier:
			GO = Government
			HQ = Headquarters
			IR = Infantry Regiment
			CR = Calvary Regiment
			GU = Guerrilla "Regiment"
	n	= arbitrary sequence number in same type of organization
	m	= arbitrary sub-group number within same organization

 

ID Department Province Corps Division Brigade Regiment Type Regiment Name
M . . . . . Miscellaneous (to be determined)
C-GO National . . . . Government Consejo de Gobierno, Cuartel Maestre y Asistentes
C-HQ National . . . . Army HQ Cuartel General del General en Jefe
C-HQ.1 National . . . . Inspector General Inspeccion General del Ejercito
C-HQ.2 National . . . . Health Corps Sanidad Militar
C-HQ.3 National . . . . Expeditionary Corps Departamento de Expediciones
C-HQ.4 National . . . . Unassigned Officers Jefes y Oficiales Excedentes y sus Escoltas
C-HQ.5 National . . . . Press Corps Redaccion de "El Cubano Libre"
C-HQ.6 National . . . . Judicial Corps Cuerpo Jurídico
E-HQ Oriental Santiago de Cuba . . . Department HQ Cuartel General del Departamento
W-HQ Occidental Santa Clara . . . Department HQ Cuartel General del Departamento
1.1-HQ Oriental Santiago de Cuba 1 1 . Division HQ Cuartel General de Division
1.1.1-HQ Oriental Santiago de Cuba 1 1 1 Brigade HQ Cuartel General de Brigada
1.1.1-IR1 Oriental Santiago de Cuba 1 1 1 Infantry Baracoa
1.1.1-IR2 Oriental Santiago de Cuba 1 1 1 Infantry Maisi
1.1.2-HQ Oriental Santiago de Cuba 1 1 2 Brigade HQ Cuartel General de Brigada
1.1.2-IR1 Oriental Santiago de Cuba 1 1 2 Infantry Hatuey
1.1.2-IR2 Oriental Santiago de Cuba 1 1 2 Infantry Guantanamo
1.1.3-HQ Oriental Santiago de Cuba 1 1 3 Brigade HQ Cuartel General de Brigada
1.1.3-IR1 Oriental Santiago de Cuba 1 1 3 Infantry Sagua
1.1.3-IR2 Oriental Santiago de Cuba 1 1 3 Infantry Mayari
1.2-HQ Oriental Santiago de Cuba 1 2 . Division HQ Cuartel General de Division
1.2.1-HQ Oriental Santiago de Cuba 1 2 1 Brigade HQ Cuartel General de Brigada
1.2.1-IR1 Oriental Santiago de Cuba 1 2 1 Infantry Baconao
1.2.1-IR2 Oriental Santiago de Cuba 1 2 1 Infantry Jose Maceo
1.2.2-HQ Oriental Santiago de Cuba 1 2 2 Brigade HQ Cuartel General de Brigada
1.2.2-IR1 Oriental Santiago de Cuba 1 2 2 Infantry Cauto Abajo
1.2.2-IR2 Oriental Santiago de Cuba 1 2 2 Infantry Moncada
1.2.2-CR1 Oriental Santiago de Cuba 1 2 2 Cavalry Santiago
1.2.3-HQ Oriental Santiago de Cuba 1 2 3 Brigade HQ Cuartel General de Brigada
1.2.3-IR1 Oriental Santiago de Cuba 1 2 3 Infantry Cambute
1.2.3-IR2 Oriental Santiago de Cuba 1 2 3 Infantry Cuba
2-HQ Oriental Santiago de Cuba 2 . . Corps HQ Cuartel General del Cuerpo
2-HQ.1 Oriental Santiago de Cuba 2 . . Excedentes Cuartel General del Cuerpo
2.1-HQ Oriental Santiago de Cuba 2 1 . Divison HQ Cuartel General de Division
2.1.1-HQ Oriental Santiago de Cuba 2 1 1 Brigade HQ Cuartel General de Brigada
2.1.1-CR1 Oriental Santiago de Cuba 2 1 1 Cavalry Manzanillo
2.1.1-IR1 Oriental Santiago de Cuba 2 1 1 Infantry Yara
2.1.1-IR2 Oriental Santiago de Cuba 2 1 1 Infantry Excedentes
2.1.2-HQ Oriental Santiago de Cuba 2 1 2 Brigade HQ Cuartel General de Brigada
2.1.2-IR1 Oriental Santiago de Cuba 2 1 2 Infantry Gua
2.1.2-IR2 Oriental Santiago de Cuba 2 1 2 Infantry Vicana
2.2-HQ Oriental Santiago de Cuba 2 2 . Division HQ Cuartel General de Division
2.2.1-HQ Oriental Santiago de Cuba 2 2 1 Brigade HQ Cuartel General de Brigada
2.2.1-IR1 Oriental Santiago de Cuba 2 2 1 Infantry Jiguani
2.2.1-IR2 Oriental Santiago de Cuba 2 2 1 Infantry Baire
2.2.1-IR3 Oriental Santiago de Cuba 2 2 1 Infantry Santa Rita
2.2.1-CR1 Oriental Santiago de Cuba 2 2 1 Cavalry Patria
2.2.2-HQ Oriental Santiago de Cuba 2 2 2 Brigade HQ Cuartel General de Brigada
2.2.2-IR1 Oriental Santiago de Cuba 2 2 2 Infantry Cespedes
2.2.2-IR2 Oriental Santiago de Cuba 2 2 2 Infantry Bayamo
2.3-HQ Oriental Santiago de Cuba 2 3 . Division HQ Cuartel General de Division
2.3.1-HQ Oriental Santiago de Cuba 2 3 1 Brigade HQ Cuartel General de Brigada
2.3.1-IR1 Oriental Santiago de Cuba 2 3 1 Infantry Marti
2.3.1-IR2 Oriental Santiago de Cuba 2 3 1 Infantry Ocujal
2.3.2-HQ Oriental Santiago de Cuba 2 3 2 Brigade HQ Cuartel General de Brigada
2.3.2-IR1 Oriental Santiago de Cuba 2 3 2 Infantry Tunas
2.3.2-CR1 Oriental Santiago de Cuba 2 3 2 Cavalry Federacion
2.4-HQ Oriental Santiago de Cuba 2 4 . Division HQ Cuartel General de Division
2.4.1-HQ Oriental Santiago de Cuba 2 4 1 Brigade HQ Cuartel General de Brigada
2.4.1-IR1 Oriental Santiago de Cuba 2 4 1 Infantry Holguin
2.4.2-HQ Oriental Santiago de Cuba 2 4 2 Brigade HQ Cuartel General de Brigada
2.4.2-IR1 Oriental Santiago de Cuba 2 4 2 Infantry Tacajo
2.4.2-IR2 Oriental Santiago de Cuba 2 4 2 Infantry Oriente
3-HQ Oriental Puerto Principe 3 . . Corps HQ Cuartel General del Cuerpo
3-HQ1 Oriental Puerto Principe 3 . . Corps HQ Administracion Militar
3.1-HQ Oriental Puerto Principe 3 1 . Division HQ Cuartel General de Division
3.1-HQ.1 Oriental Puerto Principe 3 1 . Division HQ Inspeccion de Costas
3.1-HQ.2 Oriental Puerto Principe 3 1 . Division HQ Administracion Militar
3.1.1-HQ Oriental Puerto Principe 3 1 1 Brigade HQ Cuartel General de Brigada
3.1.1-CR1 Oriental Puerto Principe 3 1 1 Cavalry Camaguey
3.1.1-CR2 Oriental Puerto Principe 3 1 1 Cavalry Eduardo
3.1.1-IR1 Oriental Puerto Principe 3 1 1 Infantry Jacinto
3.2-HQ Oriental Puerto Principe 3 2 . Division HQ Cuartel General de Division
3.2-HQ.1 Oriental Puerto Principe 3 2 . Division HQ Inspeccion de Costas
3.2-HQ.2 Oriental Puerto Principe 3 2 . Division HQ Administracion Militar
3.2.1-HQ Oriental Puerto Principe 3 2 1 Brigade HQ Cuartel General de Brigada
3.2.1-CR1 Oriental Puerto Principe 3 2 1 Cavalry Caonao
3.2.1-GU1 Oriental Puerto Principe 3 2 1 Guerrilla "de la Dinamita"
3.2.1-IR1 Oriental Puerto Principe 3 2 1 Infantry Gomez
3.2.1-CR2 Oriental Puerto Principe 3 2 1 Cavalry Agramonte
3.2.1-IR2 Oriental Puerto Principe 3 2 1 Infantry Oscar Primelles
3.2.T-HQ Oriental Puerto Principe 3 2 Trocha Brigade HQ Cuartel General de Brigada
3.2.T-CR1 Oriental Puerto Principe 3 2 Trocha Cavalry Zayas
3.2.T-IR1 Oriental Puerto Principe 3 2 Trocha Infantry Aranguren
4-HQ Occidental Santa Clara 4 . . Corps HQ Cuartel General del Cuerpo
4-HQ.1 Occidental Santa Clara 4 . . Guerrilla Beloso
4-HQ.2 Occidental Santa Clara 4 . . Expedicionario Maine
4.1-HQ Occidental Santa Clara 4 1 . Division HQ Cuartel General de Division
4.1.1-HQ Occidental Santa Clara 4 1 1 Brigade HQ Cuartel General de Brigada
4.1.1-CR1 Occidental Santa Clara 4 1 1 Cavalry Maximo Gomez
4.1.1-CR2 Occidental Santa Clara 4 1 1 Cavalry Honorato
4.1.1-CR3 Occidental Santa Clara 4 1 1 Cavalry Sancti Spiritus
4.1.1-CR4 Occidental Santa Clara 4 1 1 Cavalry Marti
4.1.1-CR5 Occidental Santa Clara 4 1 1 Cavalry Castillo
4.1.1-IR1 Occidental Santa Clara 4 1 1 Infantry Serafin Sanchez
4.1.2-HQ Occidental Santa Clara 4 1 2 Brigade HQ Cuartel General de Brigada
4.1.2-IR1 Occidental Santa Clara 4 1 2 Infantry Remedios
4.1.2-IR1.1 Occidental Santa Clara 4 1 2 Artilleria Remedios
4.1.2-CR1 Occidental Santa Clara 4 1 2 Cavalry Platero
4.1.2-CR2 Occidental Santa Clara 4 1 2 Cavalry Narciso Lopez
4.1.3-HQ Occidental Santa Clara 4 1 3 Brigade HQ Cuartel General de Brigada
4.1.3-IR1 Occidental Santa Clara 4 1 3 Infantry Trinidad
4.2-HQ Occidental Santa Clara 4 2 . Division HQ Cuartel General de Division
4.2.1-HQ Occidental Santa Clara 4 2 1 Brigade HQ Cuartel General de Brigada
4.2.1-IR1 Occidental Santa Clara 4 2 1 Infantry Libertad
4.2.1-CR1 Occidental Santa Clara 4 2 1 Cavalry Zayas
4.2.1-CR2 Occidental Santa Clara 4 2 1 Cavalry VillaClara
4.2.2-HQ Occidental Santa Clara 4 2 2 Brigade HQ Cuartel General de Brigada
4.2.2-IR1 Occidental Santa Clara 4 2 2 Infantry Gomez
4.2.2-IR2 Occidental Santa Clara 4 2 2 Infantry Yaguaramas
4.2.2-GU1 Occidental Santa Clara 4 2 2 Guerrilla(?) Escuadron Volante
4.2.2-CR1 Occidental Santa Clara 4 2 2 Cavalry Cienfuegos
4.2.3-HQ Occidental Santa Clara 4 2 3 Brigade HQ Cuartel General de Brigada
4.2.3-CR1 Occidental Santa Clara 4 2 3 Cavalry Torres
4.2.3-CR2 Occidental Santa Clara 4 2 3 Cavalry Robau
4.2.3-IR1 Occidental Santa Clara 4 2 3 Infantry General Carrillo
5-HQ Occidental Matanzas / Habana 5 . . Corps HQ Cuartel General del Cuerpo
5-HQ.1 Occidental Matanzas / Habana 5 . . Escolta Escolta del Gobernador Civil
5.1-HQ Occidental Matanzas / Habana 5 1 . Division HQ Cuartel General de Division
5.1.1-HQ Occidental Matanzas / Habana 5 1 1 Brigade HQ Cuartel General de Brigada
5.1.1-IR1 Occidental Matanzas / Habana 5 1 1 Infantry Cardenas
5.1.1-CR1 Occidental Matanzas / Habana 5 1 1 Cavalry Colon
5.1.2-HQ Occidental Matanzas / Habana 5 1 2 Brigade HQ Cuartel General de Brigada
5.1.2-CR1 Occidental Matanzas / Habana 5 1 2 Cavalry Estrada Palma
5.1.2-IR1 Occidental Matanzas / Habana 5 1 2 Infantry Manjuari
5.1.3-HQ Occidental Matanzas / Habana 5 1 3 Brigade HQ Cuartel General de Brigada
5.1.3-IR1 Occidental Matanzas / Habana 5 1 3 Infantry Matanzas
5.1.3-IR2 Occidental Matanzas / Habana 5 1 3 Infantry Betances
5.2-HQ Occidental Matanzas / Habana 5 2 . Division HQ Cuartel General de Division
5.2.1-HQ Occidental Matanzas / Habana 5 2 1 Brigade HQ Cuartel General de Brigada
5.2.1-CR1 Occidental Matanzas / Habana 5 2 1 Cavalry Habana
5.2.1-IR1 Occidental Matanzas / Habana 5 2 1 Infantry Habana
5.2.2-HQ Occidental Matanzas / Habana 5 2 2 Brigade HQ Cuartel General de Brigada
5.2.2-CR1 Occidental Matanzas / Habana 5 2 2 Cavalry Adolfo del Castillo
5.2.2-CR2 Occidental Matanzas / Habana 5 2 2 Cavalry General Mayia
5.2.2-IR1 Occidental Matanzas / Habana 5 2 2 Infantry Francisco Gomez
5.2.2-CR3 Occidental Matanzas / Habana 5 2 2 Cavalry Alejandro Rodriguez
5.2.3-HQ Occidental Matanzas / Habana 5 2 3 Brigade HQ Cuartel General de Brigada
5.2.3-CR1 Occidental Matanzas / Habana 5 2 3 Cavalry Goicuria
5.2.3-IR1 Occidental Matanzas / Habana 5 2 3 Infantry Goicuria
5.2.4-HQ Occidental Matanzas / Habana 5 2 4 Brigade HQ Cuartel General de Brigada
5.2.4-IR1 Occidental Matanzas / Habana 5 2 4 Infantry Tiradores de Maceo
5.2.4-IR2 Occidental Matanzas / Habana 5 2 4 Infantry Tiradores de Mayia
5.2.4-IR3 Occidental Matanzas / Habana 5 2 4 Infantry Palos
5.2.4-IR4 Occidental Matanzas / Habana 5 2 4 Infantry Calixto Garcia
5.2.4-IR5 Occidental Matanzas / Habana 5 2 4 Infantry Tiradores de Maceo
6-HQ Occidental Pinar del Rio 6 . . Corps HQ Cuartel General del Cuerpo
6.1-HQ Occidental Pinar del Rio 6 1 . Division HQ Cuartel General de Division
6.1.1-HQ Occidental Pinar del Rio 6 1 1 Brigade HQ Cuartel General de Brigada
6.1.1-IR1 Occidental Pinar del Rio 6 1 1 Infantry Maceo
6.1.1-IR2 Occidental Pinar del Rio 6 1 1 Infantry Aguilera
6.1.2-HQ Occidental Pinar del Rio 6 1 2 Brigade HQ Cuartel General de Brigada
6.1.2-IR1 Occidental Pinar del Rio 6 1 2 Infantry Invasor Villareño
6.1.2-IR2 Occidental Pinar del Rio 6 1 2 Infantry Gomez
6.2-HQ Occidental Pinar del Rio 6 2 . Division HQ Cuartel General de Division
6.2.1-HQ Occidental Pinar del Rio 6 2 1 Brigade HQ Cuartel General de Brigada
6.2.1-IR1 Occidental Pinar del Rio 6 2 1 Infantry Pedro Diaz
6.2.1-IR2 Occidental Pinar del Rio 6 2 1 Infantry Roloff
6.2.2-HQ Occidental Pinar del Rio 6 2 2 Brigade HQ Cuartel General de Brigada
6.2.2-IR1 Occidental Pinar del Rio 6 2 2 Infantry Jose Maria Rodriguez
6.2.2-IR2 Occidental Pinar del Rio 6 2 2 Infantry Vidal Ducasse

 

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