- Spanish-American War
- brief war between the United States and Spain in 1898 over Spanish rule in Cuba (resulted in Cuban independence and American annexation of Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines)
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Spanish-American War
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Spanish–American War — Warbox|conflict=Spanish American War caption= Charge of the Rough Riders at San Juan Hill by Frederic Remington date=April 25 ndash; August 12, 1898 place=Caribbean Sea: Cuba, Puerto Rico; Pacific Ocean: Guam, Philippine Islands casus=Cuban War… … Wikipedia
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Spanish-American War Campaigns — Spanish American War Introduction *Adm. Cervera s fleet had taken refuge (29 May 1898) in Santiago Bay, and the American Navy had asked the Army to reduce the defenses guarding the entrance. The War Department, eager to get the Army into action,… … Wikipedia
Propaganda of the Spanish American War — The Spanish American War (April August 1898) was the first conflict in which military action was precipitated by media involvement. The war grew out of U.S. interest in a fight for revolution between the Spanish military and citizens of their… … Wikipedia
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List of Medal of Honor recipients for the Spanish–American War — This is a list of all 115 United States military personnel who received the Medal of Honor for their actions during the Spanish American War.The Spanish American War (Spanish: Guerra Hispano Estadounidense , desastre del 98 , Guerra Hispano… … Wikipedia
Timeline of Spanish–American War — 1898=May* May 1 First battle of the Spanish American War: Admiral George Dewey destroys the Spanish fleet at Battle of Manila Bay.* May 19 Emilio Aguinaldo returns to the Philippines from exile in Hong Kong where he had been since the failure of… … Wikipedia
6th Massachusetts Regiment (Spanish American War) — In early 1898, 6th Massachusetts was reconstituted as a unit of Volunteers to fight in the Spanish American War, under the command of a certain Captain of Regulars Rice, who was commissioned a Colonel of Volunteers. The unit should not to be… … Wikipedia
Atrocities of the Spanish–American War — The atrocities of the Spanish American War were stories about the Spanish in regards to the maltreatment of the citizens of Cuba, a colony of Spain. The U.S. was flooded with these stories in the period leading up to the Spanish American war and… … Wikipedia
Richard Wainwright (Spanish–American War naval officer) — Rear Admiral Richard Wainwright (17 December 1849 – 6 March 1926), son of Commander Richard Wainwright, was an officer in the United States Navy during the Spanish American War.Born in Washington, D.C., Wainwright was initially commissioned in… … Wikipedia
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