Siege of Santiago

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The Siege of Santiago was a decisive 1898 U.S. campaign in Cuba that trapped and forced the surrender of Spanish forces, effectively ending major combat in the Spanish–American War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
event in the Spanish–American War
military siege
alsoKnownAs Siege of Santiago de Cuba
linked to: Siege of Santiago
belligerent Spanish Empire
United States
cause U.S. intervention in Cuban War of Independence
combatant Spanish Army in Cuba
U.S. V Corps
combatantStrength Spanish garrison of Santiago
United States Army expeditionary force
commander Arsenio Linares y Pombo
Joseph Wheeler
José Toral y Velázquez
William Rufus Shafter
linked to: William R. Shafter
conflict Spanish–American War
country Cuba
dateOfSurrender 1898-07-17
endDate 1898-07-17
followedBy negotiations leading to the Protocol of Peace of 1898
surrender of Santiago garrison
historicalPeriod late 19th century
involves land operations
naval operations
location Santiago de Cuba
objective capture of Santiago de Cuba
destruction or neutralization of Spanish forces in eastern Cuba
outcome U.S. occupation of Santiago de Cuba
evacuation of Spanish troops from Santiago region
partOf Cuban campaign of the Spanish–American War
U.S. Caribbean strategy against Spain in 1898
placeOfSurrender Santiago de Cuba
precededBy Battle of El Caney
Battle of San Juan Hill
result decisive United States victory
end of major land combat in the Spanish–American War
surrender of Spanish forces in Santiago de Cuba
significance contributed directly to the collapse of Spanish resistance in Cuba
helped force Spain to seek an armistice
marked the effective end of large-scale operations in the Spanish–American War
startDate 1898-07-03
supportedBy Cuban insurgents
United States Navy
tactic encirclement of Spanish land forces
naval blockade of Santiago harbor
theater Caribbean theater of the Spanish–American War

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Spanish–American War majorBattle Battle of Santiago de Cuba
linked to: Siege of Santiago
Spanish–American War majorBattle Siege of Santiago
William T. Sampson conflict Battle of Santiago de Cuba
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William T. Sampson knownFor blockade of Santiago de Cuba
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William R. Shafter notableEvent Siege of Santiago de Cuba
linked to: Siege of Santiago
Pascual Cervera y Topete notableFor Battle of Santiago de Cuba
linked to: Siege of Santiago
Battle of San Juan Hill partOf Santiago campaign
linked to: Siege of Santiago
Battle of San Juan Hill followedBy Siege of Santiago de Cuba
linked to: Siege of Santiago
Siege of Santiago alsoKnownAs Siege of Santiago de Cuba
linked to: Siege of Santiago
U.S. Army forces in Cuba during the Spanish–American War campaign Santiago campaign
linked to: Siege of Santiago
U.S. Army forces in Cuba during the Spanish–American War engagement Siege of Santiago de Cuba
linked to: Siege of Santiago
U.S. Army forces in Cuba during the Spanish–American War engagement Battle of Santiago de Cuba (land operations around the harbor)
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United States Army expeditionary force notableEngagement Siege of Santiago de Cuba
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Battle of El Caney partOf Santiago campaign
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24th U.S. Infantry Regiment tookPartIn Santiago campaign
linked to: Siege of Santiago
Spanish Army in Cuba engagement Siege of Santiago de Cuba
linked to: Siege of Santiago
José Toral y Velázquez notableEvent siege of Santiago de Cuba
linked to: Siege of Santiago
Battle of Las Guasimas campaign Santiago campaign
linked to: Siege of Santiago
Battle of Las Guasimas relatedTo Siege of Santiago de Cuba
linked to: Siege of Santiago
Henry Ware Lawton battle Siege of Santiago de Cuba
linked to: Siege of Santiago
San Juan Hill partOfCampaign Santiago campaign of the Spanish–American War
linked to: Siege of Santiago
Siboney, Cuba partOfHistoricalTheater Santiago campaign of the Spanish–American War
linked to: Siege of Santiago
Fifth Army Corps notableEngagement Siege of Santiago
Landing at Siboney followedBy Siege of Santiago de Cuba
linked to: Siege of Santiago