Battle of Santiago de Cuba

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The Battle of Santiago de Cuba was a decisive 1898 naval engagement of the Spanish–American War in which the U.S. Navy destroyed Spain’s Caribbean squadron off the coast of Cuba, effectively ending Spanish naval power in the Western Hemisphere.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle of the Spanish–American War ⓘ
naval battle ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle off Santiago de Cuba ⓘ
belligerent Spanish Navy ⓘ
United States Navy ⓘ
cause Spanish attempt to break out from Santiago harbor ⓘ
combatantLosses Spanish fleet largely sunk or beached ⓘ
minimal U.S. ship losses ⓘ
commander Pascual Cervera y Topete ⓘ
William T. Sampson ⓘ
Winfield Scott Schley ⓘ
conflict Spanish–American War ⓘ
countryInvolved Spain ⓘ
United States ⓘ
date 3 July 1898 ⓘ
followedBy surrender of Santiago de Cuba ⓘ
historicalRegion Captaincy General of Cuba ⓘ
involvedShip Almirante Oquendo ⓘ
Cristóbal Colón ⓘ
Furor ⓘ
Infanta Maria Teresa ⓘ
Plutón ⓘ
USS Brooklyn ⓘ
USS Gloucester ⓘ
USS Iowa ⓘ
USS New York ⓘ
USS Oregon ⓘ
USS Texas ⓘ
linked to: USS Texas (BB-35)

Vizcaya ⓘ
location Caribbean Sea ⓘ
off Santiago de Cuba ⓘ
off the southern coast of Cuba ⓘ
navalTactic blockade and interception of breakout attempt ⓘ
outcome destruction of the Spanish Caribbean Squadron ⓘ
end of effective Spanish naval power in the Western Hemisphere ⓘ
partOf Spanish–American War ⓘ
precededBy blockade of Santiago de Cuba ⓘ
result decisive United States victory ⓘ
SpanishCommander Pascual Cervera y Topete ⓘ
SpanishSquadron Spanish Caribbean Squadron ⓘ
strategicSignificance accelerated the end of the Spanish–American War ⓘ
contributed to the fall of Santiago de Cuba on land ⓘ
helped secure U.S. control of the seas around Cuba ⓘ
theater Caribbean theater of the Spanish–American War ⓘ
USCommander William T. Sampson ⓘ
Winfield Scott Schley ⓘ
USForceType North Atlantic Squadron ⓘ
year 1898 ⓘ

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Pascual Cervera y Topete → participatedIn → Battle of Santiago de Cuba ⓘ
Pascual Cervera y Topete → fleetDestroyedAt → Battle of Santiago de Cuba ⓘ
William T. Sampson → notableEvent → Battle of Santiago de Cuba ⓘ
subject linked to: Sampson
Spanish Caribbean Squadron → notableEngagement → Battle of Santiago de Cuba ⓘ
Battle of Santiago de Cuba → alsoKnownAs → Battle off Santiago de Cuba ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Santiago de Cuba
Bay of Santiago de Cuba → siteOf → Battle of Santiago de Cuba ⓘ
William Thomas Sampson → participatedIn → Battle of Santiago de Cuba ⓘ
North Atlantic Squadron → engagement → Battle of Santiago de Cuba ⓘ
Fifth Army Corps → notableEngagement → Battle of Santiago de Cuba (land campaign around Santiago) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Santiago de Cuba
Henry W. Lawton → participatedIn → Battle of Santiago de Cuba ⓘ
Kettle Hill → partOf → Santiago de Cuba campaign ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Santiago de Cuba
Landing at Siboney → partOf → Santiago de Cuba campaign ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Santiago de Cuba
Battle of Guantánamo Bay → relatedTo → Battle of Santiago de Cuba ⓘ
Vizcaya → battle → Battle of Santiago de Cuba ⓘ
Furor → sunkIn → Battle of Santiago de Cuba ⓘ
Furor → navalBattle → Battle of Santiago de Cuba ⓘ
Almirante Oquendo → battle → Battle of Santiago de Cuba ⓘ
Almirante Oquendo → sunkIn → Battle of Santiago de Cuba ⓘ
Cristóbal Colón → battle → Battle of Santiago de Cuba ⓘ
Plutón → tookPartIn → Battle of Santiago de Cuba ⓘ
Winfield Scott Schley → notableEvent → Battle of Santiago de Cuba ⓘ
Infanta Maria Teresa → engagement → Battle of Santiago de Cuba ⓘ
Infanta Maria Teresa → dateOfEvent → Battle of Santiago de Cuba, 3 July 1898 ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Santiago de Cuba
USS Brooklyn → notableFor → Battle of Santiago de Cuba ⓘ
USS Brooklyn → participatedIn → Battle of Santiago de Cuba ⓘ
USS Oregon → participatedIn → Battle of Santiago de Cuba ⓘ
USS Iowa (BB-4) → battle → Battle of Santiago de Cuba ⓘ
subject linked to: USS Iowa
USS Gloucester → engagedIn → Battle of Santiago de Cuba ⓘ
USS New York → participatedIn → Battle of Santiago de Cuba ⓘ
Commander of the North Atlantic Squadron → associatedWith → Battle of Santiago de Cuba ⓘ
Sampson Medal → notableEngagement → Battle of Santiago de Cuba ⓘ
17th Infantry Regiment → notableEngagement → Battle of Santiago de Cuba ⓘ
Santiago Bay → wasSiteOf → Battle of Santiago de Cuba ⓘ