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naval engagement, notable, nineteenth century

Battle of Santiago de Cuba

Battle of Santiago de Cuba was a naval engagement fought on 3 July 1898 at Santiago de Cuba, in what is now Cuba. The recorded result: American victory.

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View of the July 1898 scene of action showing General Lawton's division attacking at Caney on the right and General Joe Wheeler's in the center, while General Kent on the left moves on Aguadores and S. Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought3 July 1898
WhereSantiago de Cuba, Cuba19.960N, 75.875W
OutcomeAmerican victory
BelligerentsUnited StatesagainstSpain

Record

Date3 July 1898
PlaceSantiago de Cuba, Cuba
19.960N, 75.875W
KindNaval engagement, nineteenth century
Commanders
  • William T. Sampson
  • Winfield Scott Schley
  • Pascual Cervera y Topete
  • Fernando Villaamil
Battle of Santiago de CubaBattle of Santiago de CubaAttack on the Moncada BarracksSiege of SantiagoBattle of San Juan HillBattle of El CaneyBattle of Santiago de CubaBattle of El CaneyHolguínLas TunasBayamoManzanilloBanes100 km19.960N, 75.875W
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Elsewhere in 1898

Battle of Santiago de Cuba 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 Q1999889, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Santiago de Cuba, revision 1384976918, 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.