Spanish American War Location. Updated March 06 2017. Ten ton gun from Oquendo displayed at Fountain Square in Cincinnati Ohio.
At that time Spanish troops stationed on the island included 150000 regulars and 40000 irregulars and volunteers while rebels inside Cuba numbered as many as 50000. While it is not a comprehensive list of all skirmishes conflicts or battles that took place in the Spanish-American War we have tried to include as many military events and actions as possible. These were Cuba where the main fighting occurred and the Philippines.
The Battle of El Caney was fought on 1 July 1898 during the SpanishAmerican War in southeastern Cuba.
Though President William McKinley had wished to avoid war American forces moved swiftly once it began. These were Cuba where the main fighting occurred and the Philippines. Maine in Havana Harbor. The causes of the conflict were many but the immediate ones were Americas support of Cubas ongoing struggle against Spanish rule and the mysterious explosion of the USS.