siege, nineteenth century

Siege of Santiago

Name: Siege of Santiago
Location: Santiago de Cuba, Cuba

Siege of Santiago was a siege conducted in 1898 at Santiago de Cuba, in what is now Cuba. The recorded result: American-Cuban victory. Recorded strength: 19,000 against 13,500.

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Fought1898

WhereSantiago de Cuba, Cuba20.028N, 75.821W

OutcomeAmerican-Cuban victory

BelligerentsUnited States; Cuban rebelsagainstSpain

Casualties and losses1,614 killed and woundedand2,000 killed and wounded; 11,500 captured

Record

Date	1898 (year precision) to 17 July 1898
Place	Santiago de Cuba, Cuba 20.028N, 75.821W
Kind	Siege, nineteenth century
Strength	19,000	13,500
Casualties and losses	1,614 killed and wounded	2,000 killed and wounded; 11,500 captured
Commanders	William Rufus Shafter Nelson A. Miles William T. Sampson Calixto García	José Toral y Velázquez

The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Attack on the Moncada Barracks 1953, 0.3 km SE
Battle of San Juan Hill 1898, 2.7 km E
Battle of El Caney 1898, 6.4 km NE
Battle of Santiago de Cuba 1898, 9.5 km SW
Battle of Santiago de Cuba 1741, 72 km E

Contested ground: this site was fought over 4 times between 1898 and 1953.

Elsewhere in 1898

Siege of Santiago 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 Q7510374, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Santiago, revision 1370745046, 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.