The Flag of the First Provisional Light Battalion of Puerto Rico
Contributed by Francisco Jose
Diaz Diaz
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This is the flag of the First Provisional Light Battalion of Puerto Rico.
This unit fought in defense of San Juan Hill. This unit was enlisted in
Spain and Puerto Rico in May, 1895. The ranks included 900 enlisted men.
Bibliography:
"En guerra con los Estados Unidos. Cuba 1898" ( In the War Against the
United States. Cuba 1898) by Carrasco García, Antonio, published by
Editorial Almena S.L, Madrid 1998.
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