Deaths of the Cuban Army of Liberation 1895-1898

The second part of the book "Yndice Alfabético del Ejército Libertador de Cuba" by Carlos Roloff, Inspector General and Major General of the Cuban Army of Liberation, contains the names and information of those Soldiers who it was possible to determine had died during the War.

Advice to researchers from General Roloff:

The deaths are listed in strict alphabetical order of the first surname, but you should take into account that there may have been spelling errors, and hence you should take the same care as in the main Index before determining that a given individual is not listed. If you do not find the person you seek under the first surname, you should search under the second surname and under the given name, since there may have been confusion during the classification. If you still do not find the individual, you should look under similar sounding letters, such as B and V, C and S, G and J, in case there has occurred a spelling error.

Instructions to retrieve the listings:

Click on the letter of the first surname below to download the listing for that letter.

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A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H	I	J	K	L	M
N	O	P	Q	R	S	T	U	V	W	X	Y	Z

(Click on the first letter of the surname to retrieve the list for that letter)

NOTES:

There are no entries in the death listings in the Roloff book under the letter "K"
The letter "CH" has been merged into the letter "C" and the letter "LL" has been merged into the letter "L"
Note from the original book: "These deaths are those which have been positively identified, but are not all that occurred during the campaign, since the majority still remain unknown."

Glossary

Here is a translation of some common terms found in the lists:

Personal Information

casado

married

hijo de

son of

natural de

born in

soltero

single

Occupations

de campo

farmer

carpintero

carpenter

cocinero

cook

comerciante, del comercio

merchant

corredor

commercial agent

estudiante

student

ingeniero

engineer

mecánico

mechanic

médico

medical doctor

dentista

dentist

doctor en cirujia dental

dental surgeon

talabartero

saddle and harness maker

zapatero

shoe maker

Causes of Death

heridas

wounds

herida de bala

bullet wound

enfermedad

illness

en acción

in action

en campaña

in campaign

en combate

in combat

fiebres

fevers

fusilado

executed by firing squad

paludismo

malaria

macheteado

hacked with machete

viruelas

smallpox

Statistical Analysis

The Mambi death listings, because of the details included, give us a unique perspective into the composition of the Mambi Army. Here are some facts extracted from these listings (more to come):

Total number of soldiers in death listings: 4357

Total number of entries indicating age of soldier: 1673

Average age = 27.94, standard deviation= 9.13

Youngest soldier: 13 (1)

Oldest soldier: 78 (1)

Mambi Deaths - Updated 03-May-2015