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Who led the US forces in the Philippines during the Spanish American War?
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Admiral George Dewey.
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Who Defeated the spanish in the Philippines?
The American forces defeated the Spanish in the Philippines. The American Forces were commanded by one Commodore George Dewey.
What was the result during the spanish-American war of 1898?
The Spanish naval forces in Manila, Philippines were annihilated by the American fleet. Spanish forces on Cuba were defeated. The results were that Cuba and the Philippines were freed from Spanish rule. Cuba became independent in 1902, while the Philippines became an American protectorate, becoming independent after World War II.
Why did the Spanish surrender in the Spanish American War?
They pretty much lost every engagement. Dewey destroyed their fleet in the Philippines. Ground forces were taking over the Caribbean Islands. Spain was unable to counter the American forces.
Why was William McKinley an important figure during the Spanish-American War?
He was the US President and the Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces during the Spanish American War.
How did the US get control over the Philippines?
The US gained control of the Philippines as a result of its victory over Spain in the Spanish-American War, followed by putting down the Philippine Insurrection (i.e. winning the Philippine-American war).
Who Defeated the spanish in the Philippines?
The American forces defeated the Spanish in the Philippines. The American Forces were commanded by one Commodore George Dewey.
Spanish forces in the Philippines were over come by?
American forces.
Why was Dewey sent to Philippines?
Dewey was sent to the Philippines to engage and defeat the Spanish navy during the Spanish-American War in 1898. The US wanted to secure their presence in the Pacific by targeting the Spanish forces in the Philippines and establishing control over the region. Dewey's victory in the Battle of Manila Bay played a crucial role in the American conquest of the Philippines.
What was the result during the spanish-American war of 1898?
The Spanish naval forces in Manila, Philippines were annihilated by the American fleet. Spanish forces on Cuba were defeated. The results were that Cuba and the Philippines were freed from Spanish rule. Cuba became independent in 1902, while the Philippines became an American protectorate, becoming independent after World War II.
Why did the Filipino-American war erupt?
The US had WON the Philippines from Spain, during the Spanish-American War of 1898. When US forces established themselves in the Philippines, the national population revolted against them. US Forces fought back to put down the insurrection, which lasted from about 1900 to 1902.
Why did the Spanish surrender in the Spanish American War?
They pretty much lost every engagement. Dewey destroyed their fleet in the Philippines. Ground forces were taking over the Caribbean Islands. Spain was unable to counter the American forces.
Why was William McKinley an important figure during the Spanish-American War?
He was the US President and the Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces during the Spanish American War.
What role did the US play in the Spanish American war?
The US Navy blockaded Spanish colonial bases and possession, most notably Cuba and the Philippines, allowing American land forces to make largely unopposed landings on these islands.
Who Led American naval forces in the Philippines?
John Dewey
Spanish forces in the Philippines were overcome by?
The Filipino Rebel army and the U.S. fleet.
How did the US get control over the Philippines?
The US gained control of the Philippines as a result of its victory over Spain in the Spanish-American War, followed by putting down the Philippine Insurrection (i.e. winning the Philippine-American war).
Who led American forces in the Philippines?
gen. doughlas mc arthur
