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First Battle of Manzanillo

First Battle of Manzanillo was a battle fought on 30 June 1898 at Manzanillo, in what is now Cuba. It was part of the Spanish–American War. The recorded result: Spanish victory. Recorded strength: 4 gunboats; 3 pontoons; 3 field guns against 2 gunboats; 1 armed tug.

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Fought30 June 1898
WhereManzanillo, Cuba20.343N, 77.125W
OutcomeSpanish victory
BelligerentsSpainagainstUnited States
Part ofSpanish–American War1898

Where it sits in the Spanish–American War

Capture of Guam, 1898Action of 25 April 1898, 1898Battle of Manila Bay, 1898First Battle of Cárdenas, 1898Battle of Cienfuegos, 1898Battle of Guantánamo Bay, 1898Second Battle of San Juan, 1898Battle of Las Guásimas, 1898Third Battle of San Juan, 1898First Battle of Manzanillo, 1898Battle of San Juan Hill, 1898Battle of El Caney, 1898Second Battle of Manzanillo, 1898Third Battle of Manzanillo, 1898Battle of Nipe Bay, 1898Battle of Fajardo, 1898Battle of Manila, 189818981898First Battle of Manzanillo, 1898
17 placed engagements of the Spanish–American War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date30 June 1898
PlaceManzanillo, Cuba
20.343N, 77.125W
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Strength4 gunboats; 3 pontoons; 3 field guns2 gunboats; 1 armed tug
Casualties and losses2 killed; 4 wounded; 1 gunboat damaged1 killed; 2 wounded; 2 gunboats damaged; 1 armed tug damaged
Commanders
  • Lucien Young
First Battle of ManzanilloFirst Battle of ManzanilloBattle of PeralejoBattle of La PlataBattle of Alegría de PíoBattle of MelonesBattle of Santiago de CubaBattle of PeralejoBattle of La PlataBattle of MelonesCamagüeyHolguínBayamoBanes100 km20.343N, 77.125W
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First Battle of Manzanillo is one of 3,507 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 61 in present-day Cuba.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q5452522, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article First Battle of Manzanillo, revision 1370618760, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.