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Spanish American War

Spanish–American War
Part of the Philippine Revolution and the Cuban War of Independence
American troops raising the Flag at Fort San Antonio De Abad, Malate, Philippines (1899).jpgChristy - The Capture of El Caney.jpgCharge of the Rough Riders at San Juan Hill.JPGFirst Marine Battalion (United States) landed on eastern side of Guantanamo Bay, Cuba on 10 June 1898.jpgUss olympia manila.jpg3rd Wisconsin.jpg
Clockwise from top left: US troops raising the Stars and Stripes over Fort San Antonio Abad after the Battle of Manila; the capture of El Caney; 1st Marine Battalion raising the United States flag at Guantánamo Bay; 3rd Wisconsin Volunteer Battalion awaits orders to charge the Spanish; USS Olympia entering Manila Bay; Charge of the Rough Riders at San Juan Hill
Date April 21, 1898 – August 13, 1898
(3 months, 3 weeks and 2 days)
Location Cuba and Puerto Rico (Caribbean)
Philippines and Guam (Asia-Pacific)
Result

American victory

Territorial
changes
Spain relinquishes sovereignty over Cuba, cedes Puerto Rico, Guam and the Philippine Islands to the United States for $20 million
Belligerents
United States United States
Cuba Cuba
First Philippine Republic Philippine Republic

Spain Spain:

Commanders and leaders
William McKinley
Nelson A. Miles
Theodore Roosevelt
William R. Shafter
George Dewey
William Sampson
Wesley Merritt
Joseph Wheeler
Charles D. Sigsbee
Máximo Gómez
Demetrio Castillo Duany
Emilio Aguinaldo
Apolinario Mabini
Antonio Luna
Maria Christina
Práxedes Mateo Sagasta
Patricio Montojo
Pascual Cervera
Arsenio Linares
Manuel Macías
Ramón Blanco
Antero Rubín
Valeriano Weyler
Fermín Jáudenes
José Toral y Velázquez
Strength

Cuban Republic:
Cuba 30,000 irregulars
United States:
379,000 regulars and volunteers
Philippine Republic:

60,000

Spanish Army:

278,447 regulars and militia(Cuba),
10,005 regulars and militia(Puerto Rico),
51,331 regulars and militia(Philippines)
Casualties and losses

Cuban Republic:
10,665 dead
United States:
2,910 dead

345 from combat
Army: 280
Navy: 16
Other: 49
2,565 from disease

1,577 wounded

Army: 1,509
Navy: 68

Philippine Republic:

30 killed

Spanish Navy:

560 dead,
300–400 wounded

Spanish Army:

3,000 dead or wounded
6,700 captured,(Philippines)
13,000 diseased
10,000 dead from combat
50,000 dead from disease(Cuba)

American victory

Spain Spain:

Cuban Republic:
Cuba 30,000 irregulars
United States:
379,000 regulars and volunteers
Philippine Republic:

Spanish Army:

Cuban Republic:
10,665 dead
United States:
2,910 dead


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