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Battle of Manila Bay

Battle of Manila Bay was a naval engagement fought on 1 May 1898 at Manila Bay, in what is now Philippines. It was part of the Spanish–American War. The recorded result: American victory.

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Battle of Manila Bay, 1 May 1898 Contemporary colored print, showing USS Olympia in the left foreground, leading the U.S. Asiatic Squadron in destroying the Spanish fleet off Cavite. A vignette portra
Battle of Manila Bay, 1 May 1898 Contemporary colored print, showing USS Olympia in the left foreground, leading the U.S. Asiatic Squadron in destroying the Spanish fleet off Cavite. A vignette portra. USS_Olympia_art_NH_91881-KN.jpg: unknown derivative work: Bellhalla (talk), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought1 May 1898
WhereManila Bay, Philippines14.490N, 120.930E
OutcomeAmerican victory
BelligerentsUnited StatesagainstSpain
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, 189818981898Battle of Manila Bay, 1898
17 placed engagements of the Spanish–American War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1 May 1898
PlaceManila Bay, Philippines
14.490N, 120.930E
KindNaval engagement, nineteenth century
Strength4 protected cruisers; 2 gunboats; 1 revenue cutter; 2 transport ships2 protected cruisers; 5 unprotected cruisers; 5 gunboats; 1 transport ship
Casualties and losses1 dead of illness; 9 wounded; 1 protected cruiser damaged77 killed; 271 wounded; 2 protected cruisers scuttled; 5 unprotected cruisers sunk; 1 gunboat sunk; 1 transport ship sunk
Commanders
  • George Dewey
  • Patricio Montojo
Battle of Manila BayBattle of Manila BayBattle of Zapote RiverBattle of Zapote BridgeBattle of AlapanBattle of ManilaBattle of ManilaBattle of AlapanBattle of ManilaBatangasAngelesOlongapoSan PabloCabanatuanTarlac100 km14.490N, 120.930E
The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 3 times between 1897 and 1899.

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1898

Battle of Manila Bay is one of 3,507 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 115 in present-day Philippines.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q528550, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Manila Bay, revision 1383748781, 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.