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Facts

Date June 1898 - July 1898 • July 3, 1898
Location Cuba • Santiago de Cuba
Participants Spain • United States
Context Spanish-American War

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Wreck of the Vizcaya
Rough Riders
Nelson Miles, William R. Shafter, and Joseph Wheeler
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Timeline

Battle of Manila Bay
Battle of Manila Bay
May 1, 1898
Wreck of the Vizcaya
Battle of Santiago de Cuba
June 1898 - July 1898; July 3, 1898
Rough Riders
Battle of San Juan Hill
July 1, 1898

Key People

Theodore Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
president of United States
Pascual Cervera y Topete
Spanish admiral
William T. Sampson
William T. Sampson
United States admiral
Chaffee, Adna R.
Adna R. Chaffee
United States army officer

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