The Spanish troops arrived by train, coming from Real Campiña, between 04:30 and 05:00 hours, and formed in order of march with the front towards the Cuban camp.

The main Spanish commander was Lieutenant Colonel Emilio Perera, who was unaware of the presence of the liberators and had to move east because his mission was to go to Sabana Vieja located in that direction.

The enemy continued to advance for some 1,200 meters until it was contained by the fire generated by the Cuban infantry, which responded while withdrawing, taking action on the road and the surrounding cane fields.

For this reason, although the facilities of the mill offered an excellent defensive position, they did not try to sustain the combat there and, on the other hand, there was a great danger that other Spanish columns would come that could ruin the invasion.

After brilliantly executing the "Lazo de la Invasión" and leaving the Spanish forces in the limits of Cienfuegos Province, the invading troops meet a Spanish column in the surroundings of Calimete, causing a devastating defeat and obtaining this way an easy entry into the La Habana Province, moving the war almost to the capital of the Captaincy General of Cuba.