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The Battle of Santiago de Cuba was a decisive naval engagement that occurred on July 3, 1898 between an American fleet, led by William T. Sampson and Winfield Scott Schley, against a Spanish fleet led by Pascual Cervera y Topete, which occurred during the Spanish–American War.
The Battle of Manila (Filipino: Labanan sa Maynila; Spanish: Batalla de Manila), sometimes called the Mock Battle of Manila, [1] was a land engagement which took place in Manila on August 13, 1898, at the end of the Spanish–American War, three months after the decisive victory by Commodore Dewey's Asiatic Squadron at the Battle of Manila Bay.
The Santiago Campaign (1898) Crewmen pose under the gun turrets of Iowa in 1898. The major port of Santiago de Cuba was the main target of naval operations during the war. The U.S. fleet attacking Santiago needed shelter from the summer hurricane season ; Guantánamo Bay, with its excellent harbor, was chosen.
Near Santiago, Cuba Jul 1, 1898: Distinguished gallantry in encouraging those near him by his bravery and coolness after being shot through the head and entirely without sight. Daniel Montague: Navy: Chief Master-at-Arms: USS Merrimac, harbor of Santiago de Cuba: Jun 2, 1898: For displaying extraordinary heroism while under heavy fire from ...
The Battle of Santiago de Cuba on July 3, 1898, was the largest naval engagement during the Spanish–American War, resulting in the destruction of the Spanish Caribbean Squadron (Flota de Ultramar). Resistance in Santiago consolidated around Fort Canosa, [ 32 ] All the while, major battles between Spaniards and Americans took place at Las ...
1898 Philippine Revolutionaries. ... 1898, the Battle of Manila Bay took place as part of the Spanish–American War. ... Santiago V.; Malay, Paula ...
July 3 - Battle of Santiago de Cuba: On July 1, the Spanish Governor of Cuba, General Blanco, ordered Admiral Cervera to run the blockade and escape the harbor at Santiago de Cuba. Cervera does so at 9:00 A.M. on July 3, just hours after U.S. Rear Admiral Sampson leaves his fleet for an on-shore conference (leaving Commodore Schley in command ...
The battle took place in Manila Bay in the Philippines, and was the first major engagement of the Spanish–American War. The battle was one of the most decisive naval battles in history and marked the end of the Spanish colonial period in Philippine history. [7]