Spanish American War Key Battles. Updated March 06 2017. The first key battle in the Spanish American War actually took place only a week after the declaration of war.
The major battles of the Spanish American War were fought at Manila Bay in the Philippines May 1 1898 San Juan Heights or San Juan Hill in Cuba July 1 1898 and Santiago Bay in Cuba July 3 1898. Forces complete their assault on San Juan Ridge by capturing its highest point San Juan Hill. What were the key battles during the Spanish-American war.
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Updated March 06 2017. The Battle of Guantanamo Bay was fought from June 6 to June 10 in 1898 during the SpanishAmerican War when American and Cuban forces seized the strategically and commercially important harbor of Guantanamo Bay Cuba. Important The Spanish-American War battles analyzed by PhD students from Stanford Harvard Berkeley. The third of these battles desolated the Spanish fleet and forced their surrender a little over 2 weeks later.