A Tribute to Henry Reeve, El Inglesito / El Inglesito

Henry Reeve (1850-1876)

RAQUEL MARRERO YANES

Born on April 4, 1850 in Brooklyn, New York, Cuban Liberation Army Brigade General Henry Reeve, best known as El Inglesito, waged his last battle on August 4, 1867, in a place near the locality of Yaguaramas in Cienfuegos.

On that day, he confronted a Spanish column with a force of only 100 men. He was shot during the battle, but continued fighting until the end. In imminent danger of being captured, he decided to take his own life.

The Cuban people will always admire the courage, impetuosity, and the maturity of El Inglesito, who fell in combat at the age of 26. He left an important legacy for the generations to come, setting an undying example of bravery and internationalism.

A man of revolutionary ideals, Henry Reeve enrolled in the Perrit expedition, which landed in Cuba through the northern coast of Holguin in 1869. Under the command of Cuban General Ignacio Agramonte, Reeve participated in audacious actions such as the rescue of General Julio Sanguily.

In honor of his memory, the Cuban Henry Reeve emergency medical brigade was named after the US-born hero. The brigade specializes in epidemics and disaster situations and is made up of Cuban and foreign doctors fully devoted to the noble task of providing free medical care to peoples in need in every corner of the world.

GRANMA
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El Inglesito

Henry Reeve (1850-1876)

Raquel Marrero Yanes

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El 4 de agosto de 1876, a media legua de Yaguaramas, distrito de Cienfuegos, libró su último combate el General de Brigada del Ejército Libertador Henry Reeve, El Inglesito, quien había nacido el 4 de abril de 1850 en Brooklyn, Nueva York.

Ese día, con solo 100 hombres, hizo frente a una columna española, y herido de bala continuó combatiendo. Ante la inminente posibilidad de caer prisionero, decidió quitarse la vida.

Todos reconocen la valía, audacia, impetuosidad y madurez que reunió el Brigadier, muerto a los 26 años de edad, quien dejó una estela de arrojo y sentimientos internacionalistas en las filas del Ejército Libertador.

Atraído por ideas revolucionarias, se involucró en la expedición del vapor Perrit, que desembarcó en 1869 por la costa norte de Holguín. Bajo el mando de Ignacio Agramonte, protagonizó varias hazañas, como el rescate del general Julio Sanguily.

Hoy su nombre distingue la labor de un contingente médico que hace honor al heroico hijo del pueblo norteamericano con su consagrado accionar, en beneficio de la salud de múltiples naciones.

GRANMA