United States Army expeditionary force

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The United States Army expeditionary force was the American land contingent deployed to Cuba during the Spanish–American War, notably participating in the campaign that led to the capture of Santiago de Cuba in 1898.

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United States Army expeditionary force canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf expeditionary force ⓘ
military unit ⓘ
branch United States Army ⓘ
conflict Spanish–American War ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
countrySupported United States of America ⓘ
deploymentYear 1898 ⓘ
endTime 1898 ⓘ
engagedIn combat operations in Cuba ⓘ
historicalEra 19th century ⓘ
involvedIn operations around Santiago de Cuba ⓘ
location Cuba ⓘ
Santiago de Cuba ⓘ
militaryBranchType land forces ⓘ
notableEngagement Siege of Santiago de Cuba ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Santiago

campaign for Santiago de Cuba ⓘ
objective capture of Santiago de Cuba ⓘ
opponent Spanish Army ⓘ
participatedIn Cuban campaign ⓘ
partOf U.S. forces in the Spanish–American War ⓘ
United States Army ⓘ
result American victory at Santiago de Cuba ⓘ
role land warfare ⓘ
startTime 1898 ⓘ
strategicImportance key role in capture of Santiago de Cuba ⓘ
supportedBy United States Navy ⓘ
theater Caribbean theater of the Spanish–American War ⓘ
theaterOfOperations Cuba ⓘ
typeOfOperation expeditionary campaign ⓘ
overseas deployment ⓘ

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Siege of Santiago → combatantStrength → United States Army expeditionary force ⓘ