The Battle of Santiago de Cuba was a decisive naval engagement that occurred on July 3, 1898, between an American fleet, led by William T. Sampson and Winfield Scott Schley, against a Spanish fleet led by Pascual Cervera y Topete, which occurred during the Spanish–American War. The significantly more powerful US Navy squadron, consisting of four battleships and two armored cruisers, decisively defeated an outgunned squadron of the Spanish Navy, consisting of four armored cruisers and two destroyers. All of the Spanish ships were sunk for no American loss. The crushing defeat sealed the American victory in the Cuban theater of the war, ensuring the independence of Cuba from Spanish rule.
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On board the battle-ship "Oregon" during the chase of the "Cristóbal Colon," July 3 LCCN91793000
After the Battle of Santiago, the total destruction of Admiral Cervera's Fleet - The Graphic 1898
Vizcaya cruiser wreck 1898 LOC cph 3c04759u
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Battle report of Captain French. E. Chadwick, commanding the USS NEW YORK, regarding naval operations in support of... - NARA - 300275
Memo from Secretary of State William R. Day to the Secretary of Navy regarding President McKinley's naval blockade of... - NARA - 300274
Battle report of Captain French. E. Chadwick, commanding the USS NEW YORK, regarding naval operations in support of... - NARA - 300275
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 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 site shipwreck Vizcaya Infanta Maria Teresa-class armored cruiser, shipwreck, armored cruiser Wikidata site shipwreck 1893 Almirante Oquendo armored cruiser, shipwreck, Infanta Maria Teresa-class armored cruiser Wikidata commons image Battle of Santiago de Cuba Illustration
Commons commons image American Fleet blockading the entrance to Santiago Harbor-Naval Exhibit, from Robert N. Dennis collection of stereoscopic views
Commons commons image Battle of Santiago, 3 July 1898 - NH 1132
Commons commons image On board the battle-ship "Oregon" during the chase of the "Cristóbal Colon," July 3 LCCN91793000
Commons commons image After the Battle of Santiago, the total destruction of Admiral Cervera's Fleet - The Graphic 1898
Commons commons image Vizcaya cruiser wreck 1898 LOC cph 3c04759u
Commons commons image Santiagobattle4
Commons commons image Battle report of Captain French. E. Chadwick, commanding the USS NEW YORK, regarding naval operations in support of... - NARA - 300275
Commons commons image Memo from Secretary of State William R. Day to the Secretary of Navy regarding President McKinley's naval blockade of... - NARA - 300274
Commons commons image Battle report of Captain French. E. Chadwick, commanding the USS NEW YORK, regarding naval operations in support of... - NARA - 300275
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Battle of Santiago de Cuba Illustration
American Fleet blockading the entrance to Santiago Harbor-Naval Exhibit, from Robert N. Dennis collection of stereoscopic views
Battle of Santiago, 3 July 1898 - NH 1132
On board the battle-ship "Oregon" during the chase of the "Cristóbal Colon," July 3 LCCN91793000
After the Battle of Santiago, the total destruction of Admiral Cervera's Fleet - The Graphic 1898
Vizcaya cruiser wreck 1898 LOC cph 3c04759u
Santiagobattle4
Battle report of Captain French. E. Chadwick, commanding the USS NEW YORK, regarding naval operations in support of... - NARA - 300275
Memo from Secretary of State William R. Day to the Secretary of Navy regarding President McKinley's naval blockade of... - NARA - 300274
