Weyler killed many Cubans when putting down revolts around 1868. He confined rebels and unloyal Cubans to concentrstion camps where they died from starvation and disease. (He was a spanish general fighting Cuban rebellion.)
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General Valeriano Weyler was important for his role as the Governor-General of the Philippines and Cuba during the late 19th century. He is best known for implementing controversial reconcentration policies in Cuba, aimed at controlling the insurgency during the Cuban War of Independence. His harsh tactics, including the forced relocation of civilians, drew widespread condemnation and sparked public outcry in the United States, contributing to the push for U.S. intervention in the conflict. Weyler's actions ultimately had significant implications for U.S.-Cuban relations and the broader context of Spanish colonial rule.
The most famous one was General Bernard Law Montgomery, nicknamed 'Monty'. Some others being ; - Sir William Slim, (nicknamed 'Uncle Bill') General Claud Auckinleck General Wavell There were many more too!!! Admirals for the Royal Navy being; - Admiral Andrew Bertram Cunningham (nicknamed 'ABC' ) Admiral Ramsay Admiral Somerville
Sounds like U.S. Grant. A heavy drinker certainly. Butcher - yes, he appeared to be blase about his losses, but it was simply a war of attrition, and he knew the Confederates would run out of men first.
General Valeriano Weyler of the Spanish Army.
Nicknamed "The Butcher"....Weyler was sent down from Spain in the late 1800's to put thousands of Cubans into harsh-treatment camps. This helped spark the Spanish-American War.
General V. Weyler was known as The Butcher during the Spanish-American War
General V. Weyler was called The Butcher.
Valeriano Weyler was called The Butcher.
He was a former Cuban Governor and Spanish Army General known as The Butcher who was a master of the reconcentration camps to quell revolts.
Lieutenant Colonel Banastre Tarleton was nicknamed "The Butcher" of the American Revolutionary War.
"Butcher" Weyler
Valeriano Weyler.
Valeriano Weyler, a Spanish general, was called "The Butcher" due to his brutal tactics during the Cuban War of Independence from 1895 to 1898. He implemented a policy of reconcentration, forcibly relocating Cuban civilians into camps where many suffered from poor conditions, starvation, and disease. His harsh methods aimed to suppress the rebellion but resulted in widespread suffering and condemnation, earning him the notorious nickname.
General Valeriano Weyler
General Valeriano Weyler attempted to suppress the Cuban rebellion backfire was to restore order.