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Commodore Dewey, soon to be Admiral, sailed his squadron into Manila Bay from China with the mission of destroying the Spanish Fleet there. There was poor coordination between the Spanish units in the harbor leading to Dewey easily making it in to the harbor itself where he engaged in a gunnery duel with the motley collection of ships that the Spanish had cobbled together. The Spanish ships were sunk in a very one-sided battle. I believe there was only one or several casualties in Dewey's squadron, only injuries though, no deaths.
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What was the first action of the Spanish-American War?
The destruction of the Spanish Fleet at Manila Bay.
Where did George Dewey defeat the Spanish fleet?
In the Manila Bay in Philippines
Who was he commander of the Spanish American war that fired on the Spanish fleet in Manila Bay?
US Commodore George Dewey.
Where did an American fleet sink a spanish squadron on July 3 1898?
Santiago Bay .
The US began the Spanish American War by?
Attacking Manila Bay with the US Asiatic Fleet.
Did the Spanish resistance in Cuba end when the Spanish fleet sunk in Manila Bay?
santiago harbor
What were the four major events or battles of the Spanish American War?
Sinking of the USS MaineCapture of Santiago de CubaBattle of Manilla Bay and destruction of the Spanish Fleet there---
Where was the war in which Commodore Dewey defeated the Spanish fleet?
Admiral Detyew defreted the Spanish fleet a the beginning of the Spanish-American War. That war was fought in 1898 in many places around the world, most notably in the Philippines and in Cuba. Dewey ddefreated and destroyed the Spanish fleet in the Battle of Manilla Bay, in the Philippines.
What commander of an American fleet crushed the Spanish fleet in Manila Bay?
George Dewey
What was the first action of the Spanish-American War?
The destruction of the Spanish Fleet at Manila Bay.
Where did George Dewey defeat the Spanish fleet?
In the Manila Bay in Philippines
Who was he commander of the Spanish American war that fired on the Spanish fleet in Manila Bay?
US Commodore George Dewey.
Where did an American fleet sink a spanish squadron on July 3 1898?
Santiago Bay .
The US began the Spanish American War by?
Attacking Manila Bay with the US Asiatic Fleet.
Who is admiral Dewey?
USN Victor over the Spanish fleet in the Battle of Manila Bay in 1898.
How did the Spanish American War started?
The first battle was at Manila Bay in which Commodore George Dewey destroyed the Spanish Philippine Fleet.
In the Spanish American War how was US able to gain control of the Philippines?
Admiral George Dewey's Asiatic Fleet entered Manila Bay and destroyed the Spanish Fleet which isolated it from outside support.
