Battle of Guantánamo Bay

The Battle of Guantánamo Bay was fought from June 6 to June 14, 1898, during the Spanish–American War, when American and Cuban forces seized the strategically and commercially important harbor of Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. Capturing the bay from the Spanish forces was instrumental in the following Battle of Santiago de Cuba and the subsequent invasion of Puerto Rico. Although overshadowed by the land and sea battles at Santiago, the establishment of the United States naval base at Guantánamo Bay and the rout of defending Spanish troops by American and Cuban forces was important in the final Spanish defeat.

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1898  Wikimedia, Wikidata
Battle of Guantanamo Bay
battle, United States, Cuba, 

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Location: 20.0212, -75.1137, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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1898 Battle of Guantánamo Bay

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1741 Battle of Santiago de Cuba

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Francis H. Harrington with 3-inch Naval Landing Gun, 1898 (9185717590)

Robert Huntington and Other Officers, Camp McCalla, 1898 (8119340155)

Camp McCalla, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, 1898 (8116056444)

Camp McCalla, 1898 (8113830222)

Shacks of Cuban Irregulars, 1898 (8113830024)

An illustrated history of our war with Spain - its causes, incidents, and results (1898) (14743089786)

William T. Sampson's Eastern Division firing at Santiago defenses, 6-6-1898

View of Fisherman's Point and Camp McCalla, 1898 (8113820883)

Spanish Prisoners on USS Abarenda (8113820617)

Remains of Block House, Camp McCalla, 1898 (8113820965)

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1741	Battle of Santiago de Cuba	Kingdom of Great Britain, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1898	Battle of Guantánamo Bay	United States, battle	Wikidata
commons	image		Francis H. Harrington with 3-inch Naval Landing Gun, 1898 (9185717590)		Commons
commons	image		Robert Huntington and Other Officers, Camp McCalla, 1898 (8119340155)		Commons
commons	image		Camp McCalla, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, 1898 (8116056444)		Commons
commons	image		Camp McCalla, 1898 (8113830222)		Commons
commons	image		Shacks of Cuban Irregulars, 1898 (8113830024)		Commons
commons	image		An illustrated history of our war with Spain - its causes, incidents, and results (1898) (14743089786)		Commons
commons	image		William T. Sampson's Eastern Division firing at Santiago defenses, 6-6-1898		Commons
commons	image		View of Fisherman's Point and Camp McCalla, 1898 (8113820883)		Commons
commons	image		Spanish Prisoners on USS Abarenda (8113820617)		Commons
commons	image		Remains of Block House, Camp McCalla, 1898 (8113820965)		Commons