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Where did an American fleet sink a spanish squadron on July 3 1898?
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Santiago Bay .
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Who destroyed the spanish fleet in 1898?
Commodore George Dewey and the US Asiatic Squadron, based in China, attacked the Spanish in the Battle of Manila Bay on May 1, 1898, at the outbreak of the Spanish-American War.
American Leader who destroyed the spanish fleet in 1898?
George Dewey
Where did the US first attack during the Spanish American War?
On 1 May 1898 the Asiatic Squadron under Commodore George Dewey attacked the Spanish Fleet at Manila Bay in the Philippines.
What role did George Dewey play in the Spanish American War?
He was in charge of the U.S. Asiatic squadron. Dewey commanded in the Phillipines. He is best known for his victory at the Battle of Manila Bay against Spanish general Patricio Montojo on May 1, 1898.
Location of a spanish naval defeat during the spanish American war?
Two major Naval Battles were fought in the Spanish American War. Commodore George Dewey struck Manila Bay and destroyed the Spanish Fleet on 1 May 1898 and Comodores William Sampson and Winfield Scott Schley took out the more modern Caribbean Squadron at Santiago de Cuba on 3 July 1898.
What was the first significant battle of the Spanish American War?
The Asiatic Squadron's attack on the Spanish Fleet at Manila Bay on 1 May 1898.
Who destroyed the spanish fleet in 1898?
Commodore George Dewey and the US Asiatic Squadron, based in China, attacked the Spanish in the Battle of Manila Bay on May 1, 1898, at the outbreak of the Spanish-American War.
American Leader who destroyed the spanish fleet in 1898?
George Dewey
Where did the US first attack during the Spanish American War?
On 1 May 1898 the Asiatic Squadron under Commodore George Dewey attacked the Spanish Fleet at Manila Bay in the Philippines.
What role did George Dewey play in the Spanish American War?
He was in charge of the U.S. Asiatic squadron. Dewey commanded in the Phillipines. He is best known for his victory at the Battle of Manila Bay against Spanish general Patricio Montojo on May 1, 1898.
Location of a spanish naval defeat during the spanish American war?
Two major Naval Battles were fought in the Spanish American War. Commodore George Dewey struck Manila Bay and destroyed the Spanish Fleet on 1 May 1898 and Comodores William Sampson and Winfield Scott Schley took out the more modern Caribbean Squadron at Santiago de Cuba on 3 July 1898.
Where was the first action of the Spanish-American War?
The first Spanish American War Battle was the Battle of Manila Bay between Commodore George Dewey's Asiatic Squadron and the Spanish Philippine Fleet under the command of Admiral Montojo. It was a complete US victory.
What is a description of the battle between Spain and the US near the Philippines in World War 2?
The only time Spain and the US have fought anywhere was during the Spanish-American War of 1898, not during WWII, which was more than forty years later. In 1898 the Philippines had been a Spanish colony for more than 300 years. During the Spanish-American War the US Pacific squadron under Admiral Dewey fought the Spanish Fleet in the Battle of Manila Bay. The Spanish Fleet was completely destroyed, there were no Americans killed or wounded, and the Philippines were no longer a Spanish colony, but an American colony. The Philippines became an independent nation in 1947.
Where was the 1st action of the Spanish American War?
The US attack of the Spanish Fleet in Manila Bay on 1 May 1898 by Commodore Dewey.
How was America able to defeat the Spanish in the Spanish-American War?
By first isolating the Spanish Army in the Philippines with the 1 May 1898 total destruction of the Spanish Fleet.
Who fought in the Battle of Manila Harbor?
That was the Battle of Manila Bay which took place on 1 May 1898, during the Spanish-American War. At Manila Bay in the Philippines, the U.S. Asiatic Squadron destroys the Spanish Pacific fleet in the first battle of the Spanish-American War. Nearly 400 Spanish sailors were killed and 10 Spanish warships wrecked or captured at the cost of only six Americans wounded.
The first action of the spanish american war took place in?
the Philippine islandmanila bay May 1, 1898
