Spanish-American War Timeline

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  • February 1895 the Cuban war started

    February 1895 the Cuban war started
    The Cuban War of Independence was the last of three liberation wars that Cuba fought against Spain, the other two being the Ten Years' War and the Little War

  • February 15, 1898

    An unknown explosion sank the battleship U.S.S Maine

  • July 1, 1898 Battle of San Juan Heights

    U.S. forces defeat the Spanish at the battle of san juan heights

  • July 3, 1898

    July 3, 1898
    U.S. forces destroy the Spanish fleet off Santiago Bay, Cuba

  • July 17, 1898

    The Spanish surrender at Santiago

  • August 12, 1898

    August 12, 1898
    The U.S. and Spain sign the protocol of peace, ending hostilities between the two

  • August 20, 1898

    August 20, 1898
    McKinley asks for declaration of war with Spain