Spanish-American War Timeline

  • February 15th 1898

    February 15th 1898
    The U.S.S Maine was blown up by spaniards in the Havana Harbor
  • April 20th 1898

    April 20th 1898
    US President William McKinley wants congress to declare war on Spain
  • July 1st 1898

    -US forces, which included Teddy Roosevelt's "Rough Riders" defeated a Spanish force in which Spain was outnumbered. -The battles took place at San Juan Hill and Kettle Hill, which was near a Spanish stronghold called Santiago de Cuba
  • July 1st 1898

    July 1st 1898
    US forces which included Theodore Roosevelt's "Rough Riders" defeated a Spanish force at San Juan Hill and Kettle Hill
  • July 3rd 1898

    The Battle of Santiago de Cuba took place in which the US Navy defeated the Spanish Navy
  • July 3rd 1898

    The battle of Santiago de Cuba took place in which the US Navy defeated the Spanish Navy
  • July 17th 1898

    US forces seiged the stronghold Santiago de Cuba
  • August 9th 1898

    American troops encountered a heavy resistance at Abionito
  • August 12th 1898

    An armistice ended the Spanish-American War. The U.S and Spain signed a cease-fire agreement
  • December 10th 1898

    After difficult negotations the Treaty of Paris (The other one) was signed which effectively ended the war.
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    February 1898

    Start of the war, which includes the famous explosion of the U.S.S Maine that was blamed on Spain
  • August 12th 1898

    August 12th 1898
    The US and Spain signed a cease-fire agreement, ending the Spanish-American War
  • July 17th 1898

    When Santiago de Cuba was sieged by US forces