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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 primary objective of the American Fifth Army Corps' invasion of Cuba was the capture of the city of Santiago de Cuba.U.S. forces had driven back the Spaniards' first line of defense at the Battle of Las Guasimas, after which General Arsenio Linares pulled his troops back to the main line of defense against Santiago along San Juan Heights.
Battle of San Juan Hill: July 1, 1898 American/Cuban victory, capture of San Juan heights. [14] Battle of Aguacate: July 1, 1898 Cuban victory, many Spanish forces continue retreat to Santiago. [31] Battle of Santiago de Cuba: July 3, 1898 American victory, destruction of six Spanish ships escaping from Santiago harbor. [17] Siege of Santiago ...
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.
aboard USS Marblehead at the approaches to Caimanera, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba Jul 26, 1898 – Jul 27, 1898: On board USS Marblehead at the approaches to Caimanera, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, 26 and 27 July 1898. Displaying heroism, Triplett took part in the perilous work of sweeping for and disabling 27 contact mines during this period.
The U.S. fleet attacking Santiago needed shelter from the summer hurricane season, thus nearby Guantánamo Bay, with its excellent harbor, was chosen for this purpose and attacked on June 6 (1898 invasion of Guantánamo Bay). The Battle of Santiago de Cuba on July 3, 1898, was the largest naval engagement during the Spanish–American War ...
Capturing the bay from the Spanish forces was instrumental in the following Battle of Santiago de Cuba and the subsequent invasion of Puerto Rico. Although overshadowed by the land and sea battles at Santiago , the establishment of the United States naval base at Guantánamo Bay and the rout of defending Spanish troops by American and Cuban ...
After the battle, Ellis was laid to rest at Camp McCalla, beside the marines who had fallen at the Battle of Guantánamo Bay. Chief Yeoman George Ellis was the only KIA (Killed In Action) of the Battle of Santiago de Cuba. [2] USS Brooklyn - Forward turret and bridge area of the forecastle where Ellis was killed (1898)