Naval Battles of the Spanish-American War - Battle of Guantanamo Bay, Battle of Santiago de Cuba, Battle of Manila Bay, Action of 13 June 1898 (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 25. Chapters: Battle of Guantanamo Bay, Battle of Santiago de Cuba, Battle of Manila Bay, Action of 13 June 1898, Bombardment of San Juan, Third Battle of Manzanillo, Action of 25 April 1898, Third Battle of San Juan, First Battle of Cardenas, First Battle of Manzanillo, Battle of the Aguadores, Second Battle of Manzanillo, Battle of Nipe Bay, Second Battle of San Juan, Battle of Cienfuegos, Battle of Tayacoba. Excerpt: The Battle of Guantanamo Bay was fought from June 6 to June 10 in 1898, during the Spanish-American War, when American and Cuban forces seized the strategically and commercially important harbor of Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Capturing the bay from the Spanish forces was instrumental in the following Battle of Santiago de Cuba and the subsequent invasion of Puerto Rico. Although overshadowed by the land and sea battles at Santiago, the establishment of the United States naval base at Guantanamo Bay and the rout of defending Spanish troops by American and Cuban forces was important in the final Spanish defeat. Cuba had been in rebellion against Spain since 1895. Soon after the rebellion began, two insurgent leaders - Jose Marti and General Maximo Gomez - had landed at beach of Cajobabo, between Guantanamo Bay and Cape Maisi, but after three years of fighting throughout the island, the rebels had only been successful in two provinces - Oriente and Camaguey. Following the explosion the of the battleship USS Maine in Havana harbor in February 1898, the U.S. declared war on Spain in support of the Cuban insurgents. Havana harbor was blockaded, and by the end of May the Spanish fleet was bottled up in Santiago Bay, 40 mi (35 nmi; 64 km) west of Guantanamo Bay, by Rear Admiral William T. Sampson. In the U.S., an army expeditionary force was rapidly being readied at the same time for action in Cuba. Thus, America was allied wit...