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The Battle of Santiago de Cuba was a decisive naval engagement that occurred on July 3, 1898 between an American fleet, led by William T. Sampson and Winfield Scott Schley, against a Spanish fleet led by Pascual Cervera y Topete, which occurred during the Spanish–American War.
Battle of Santiago de Cuba, concluding naval engagement of the Spanish-American War, fought on July 3, 1898, near Santiago de Cuba, Cuba. The battle sealed the U.S. victory over the Spaniards.
2 Νοε 2018 · The climatic naval battle of the Spanish-American War, the Battle of Santiago de Cuba resulted in a decisive victory for the US Navy and the complete destruction of the Spanish squadron. Anchored in Santiago harbor in southern Cuba, Spanish Admiral Pascual Cervera's six ships found themselves blockaded by the US Navy in the late spring of 1898.
Before the battle, the Spanish fleet had been blockaded in the harbor for nearly two months. With American and Cuban forces closing in on all sides, the decision was made to run the blockade. On the morning of July 3, a Sunday, the Spanish fleet made their move.
22 Ιουλ 2017 · Cuba’s decisive naval battle. The Battle of Santiago de Cuba, was seen by some as a naval “execution squad”, as US ships (with large firepower superiority) just awaited the Spanish squadron to leave and force its way out of Santiago’s bay.
When the USS Maine exploded in Havana, Cuba, on February 15th, 1898, it served as the spark that ignited the Spanish-American War. As the American population was stirred into a frenzy by the popular press, Span knew that it had to protect its possessions in the Caribbean from American aggression.
The United States Navy, commanded by Commodore Winfield Scott Schley, trapped the squadron when it blockaded Santiago along with other major Cuban ports. American land forces began to attack the city from the north on July 1, 1898.
