U.S. Army forces in Cuba during the Spanish–American War

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expeditionary force military formation

U.S. Army forces in Cuba during the Spanish–American War were the American expeditionary troops deployed to invade and defeat Spanish forces on the island, culminating in key battles such as San Juan Hill and the siege of Santiago de Cuba.

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Label	Occurrences
U.S. Army forces in Cuba during the Spanish–American War canonical	1
U.S. forces in the Spanish–American War	1
United States forces at Santiago de Cuba	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T543420 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: U.S. Army forces in Cuba during the Spanish–American War
Context triple: [William R. Shafter, partOf, U.S. Army forces in Cuba during the Spanish–American War]

A. Spanish–American War
The Spanish–American War was an 1898 conflict between the United States and Spain that marked the emergence of the U.S. as a global power and led to American control over former Spanish colonies in the Caribbean and Pacific.
B. U.S. Military Government in Cuba
The U.S. Military Government in Cuba was the temporary American occupation administration that governed Cuba after Spain’s defeat in the Spanish–American War, overseeing the island’s transition toward nominal independence.
C. U.S. naval base at Guantánamo Bay
The U.S. naval base at Guantánamo Bay is an American military installation in southeastern Cuba that has served as a strategic naval outpost and, more recently, as a controversial detention facility for terrorism suspects.
D. armed forces of Cuba
The armed forces of Cuba are the country's military organization responsible for national defense, internal security, and supporting the ruling political system.
E. Cuban War of Independence
The Cuban War of Independence (1895–1898) was the final and most significant Cuban uprising against Spanish colonial rule, ultimately leading to U.S. intervention and the end of Spain’s empire in the Americas.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: U.S. Army forces in Cuba during the Spanish–American War
Target entity description: U.S. Army forces in Cuba during the Spanish–American War were the American expeditionary troops deployed to invade and defeat Spanish forces on the island, culminating in key battles such as San Juan Hill and the siege of Santiago de Cuba.

A. Spanish–American War
The Spanish–American War was an 1898 conflict between the United States and Spain that marked the emergence of the U.S. as a global power and led to American control over former Spanish colonies in the Caribbean and Pacific.
B. U.S. Military Government in Cuba
The U.S. Military Government in Cuba was the temporary American occupation administration that governed Cuba after Spain’s defeat in the Spanish–American War, overseeing the island’s transition toward nominal independence.
C. U.S. naval base at Guantánamo Bay
The U.S. naval base at Guantánamo Bay is an American military installation in southeastern Cuba that has served as a strategic naval outpost and, more recently, as a controversial detention facility for terrorism suspects.
D. armed forces of Cuba
The armed forces of Cuba are the country's military organization responsible for national defense, internal security, and supporting the ruling political system.
E. Cuban War of Independence
The Cuban War of Independence (1895–1898) was the final and most significant Cuban uprising against Spanish colonial rule, ultimately leading to U.S. intervention and the end of Spain’s empire in the Americas.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	expeditionary force ⓘ military formation ⓘ
branch	United States Army artillery ⓘ United States Army cavalry ⓘ linked to: United States Cavalry United States Army infantry ⓘ linked to: Infantry Branch
campaign	Santiago campaign ⓘ linked to: Siege of Santiago
commander	William R. Shafter ⓘ
conflict	Spanish–American War ⓘ
consequence	U.S. military occupation of Cuba ⓘ evacuation of Spanish forces from Cuba ⓘ surrender of Santiago de Cuba ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
diseaseImpact	heavy casualties from yellow fever and tropical diseases ⓘ
endTime	1898-08 ⓘ
engagement	Battle of El Caney ⓘ Battle of Las Guasimas ⓘ Battle of San Juan Heights ⓘ linked to: Battle of San Juan Hill Battle of San Juan Hill ⓘ Battle of Santiago de Cuba (land operations around the harbor) ⓘ linked to: Siege of Santiago Siege of Santiago de Cuba ⓘ linked to: Siege of Santiago
historicalSignificance	marked emergence of the United States as a colonial power ⓘ
landingSite	Daiquirí, Cuba ⓘ Siboney, Cuba ⓘ
logisticalBase	Tampa, Florida ⓘ
notableCommander	Henry W. Lawton ⓘ Joseph Wheeler ⓘ Samuel S. Sumner ⓘ Theodore Roosevelt ⓘ
notableFeature	fought in tropical jungle and hill terrain ⓘ included both regulars and volunteer units ⓘ
objective	capture Santiago de Cuba ⓘ defeat Spanish forces in Cuba ⓘ support Cuban insurgents ⓘ
opponent	Spanish Army forces in Cuba ⓘ linked to: Spanish Army in Cuba
partOf	United States Army ⓘ United States land forces ⓘ linked to: Ground forces
result	decisive American victory in Cuba campaign ⓘ
startTime	1898-06 ⓘ
strengthEstimate	approximately 17,000 troops at Santiago ⓘ
subordinateUnit	1st U.S. Volunteer Cavalry (Rough Riders) ⓘ linked to: 1st United States Volunteer Cavalry Fifth Army Corps ⓘ U.S. artillery units ⓘ U.S. cavalry regiments ⓘ regular U.S. infantry regiments ⓘ
supportedBy	Cuban rebel forces ⓘ U.S. Navy North Atlantic Squadron ⓘ linked to: North Atlantic Squadron
theaterOfOperations	Cuba ⓘ
treatyOutcome	Treaty of Paris (1898) ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

William R. Shafter → partOf → U.S. Army forces in Cuba during the Spanish–American War ⓘ

United States Army expeditionary force → partOf → U.S. forces in the Spanish–American War ⓘ

linked to: U.S. Army forces in Cuba during the Spanish–American War

José Toral y Velázquez → surrenderedTo → United States forces at Santiago de Cuba ⓘ