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War Started
War Was Officially Declared Between Spain and the United States -
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Spanish American War
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Commodore Dewey Defeat The Spanish
In the first battle between Spanish and American Forces, U.S. Commodore Dewey and his Asiatic squadron defeat the Spanish fleet at Manila Bay in the Philippines. -
Battle of Cardenas
Spanish shore guns repulse a U.S. Navy effort to seize the harbor at Cárdenas, Cuba. -
Declares Power over Some Philiphines Areas
Emilio Aguinaldo declares that he has dictatorial powers over those areas of the Philippines held by Filipino rebels -
Land In Cuba
U.S. troops land in Cuba. -
Declaration of the Philipines
Emilio Aguinaldo declares the independence of the Philippines. -
U.S Defeat The Spanish
U.S. forces defeat the Spanish at the Battle of San Juan Heights. -
US Destroy the Spanish
U.S. forces destroy the Spanish Fleet off Santiago Bay, Cuba. -
Spanish Surrender
U.S. forces destroy the Spanish Fleet off Santiago Bay, Cuba. -
War Is Over
The U.S. and Spain sign the Protocol of Peace, ending hostilities between the two.