Battle of San Juan Hill

The Battle of San Juan Hill, also known as the Battle for the San Juan Heights, was a major battle of the Spanish–American War fought between an American force under the command of William Rufus Shafter and Joseph Wheeler against a Spanish force led by Arsenio Linares y Pombo. The combined assaults on Kettle Hill and San Juan Hill that together form San Juan Heights proved to be one of the most significant battles of the war and, along with the Siege of Santiago, a decisive battle in deciding the fate of the United States Army campaign in Cuba. The American forces, outnumbering the Spanish defenders 16-to-one, charged upon the heights and dispersed the Spanish after suffering heavy casualties.

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1898  Wikimedia, Wikidata
Battle for the San Juan Heights
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1898 Battle of San Juan Hill

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1748 Battle of Santiago de Cuba

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1895 Battle of Dos Ríos

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1898 Battle of Las Guasimas

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1898 Battle of El Caney

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1898 Battle of Santiago de Cuba

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1898 Siege of Santiago

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1953 Attack on the Moncada Barracks

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1956 Santiago de Cuba Uprising

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"San Juan" Battlefield, near Santiago de Cuba

TR San Juan Hill 1898 (edit)

Library of American history Vol. 6 1918 (144355985)

"How the day was won" Charge of the Tenth Cavalry Regiment U.S.A. San Juan Hill; Cuba, July 1st 1898 LCCN2003671683

Sgt. George Berry of the 10th Cavalry holding the flags of the company and the U.S. c.1889

Charge of the Rough Riders at San Juan Hill

The Battle of San Juan Hill (by) Richard Harding Davis ... October Scribner's - Christy. LCCN93504051

The Scream of Shrapnel at San Juan Hill by Frederic Remington 1898

Detail from "Charge of the 24th and 25th Colored Infantry, July 2nd 1898"

"San Juan" Battlefield, near Santiago de Cuba

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1748	Battle of Santiago de Cuba	Kingdom of Great Britain, naval battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1895	Battle of Dos Ríos	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1898	Battle of Las Guasimas	United States, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1898	Battle of El Caney	United States, battle, Spain under the Restoration	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1898	Battle of San Juan Hill	Spain, United States, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1898	Battle of Santiago de Cuba	battle, William Thomas Sampson, Pascual Cervera y Topete, Winfield Scott Schley	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1898	Siege of Santiago	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1953	Attack on the Moncada Barracks	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1956	Santiago de Cuba Uprising	rebellion, 26th of July Movement, Republic of Cuba	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Merrimac	steamship	Wikidata
site	fort		Castillo de San Pedro de la Roca	fortress	Wikidata
commons	image		"San Juan" Battlefield, near Santiago de Cuba		Commons
commons	image		TR San Juan Hill 1898 (edit)		Commons
commons	image		Library of American history Vol. 6 1918 (144355985)		Commons
commons	image		"How the day was won" Charge of the Tenth Cavalry Regiment U.S.A. San Juan Hill; Cuba, July 1st 1898 LCCN2003671683		Commons
commons	image		Sgt. George Berry of the 10th Cavalry holding the flags of the company and the U.S. c.1889		Commons
commons	image		Charge of the Rough Riders at San Juan Hill		Commons
commons	image		The Battle of San Juan Hill (by) Richard Harding Davis ... October Scribner's - Christy. LCCN93504051		Commons
commons	image		The Scream of Shrapnel at San Juan Hill by Frederic Remington 1898		Commons
commons	image		Detail from "Charge of the 24th and 25th Colored Infantry, July 2nd 1898"		Commons
commons	image		"San Juan" Battlefield, near Santiago de Cuba		Commons