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Exchange of Peace treaties at Washington D.C. Officially Ends the War
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Joint Revolution for intervention in Cuba passes U.S. Congress
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The Spanish-American War
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Cuban Blocade
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The First Shots
The USS Nashville fired the first shot of the war across the bow of the Buenaventura off Key West, Florida -
Spain Declares War
Spain declares war; McKinley issues call for 125,000 volunteers, Spanish military decides to send Admiral Cervera;s squadron to the West Indies. -
U.S. Declares War with Spain
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Battle of Manila Bay
Battle of Manila Bay; Lt. Andrew S. Rowan meets with Cuban insurgent General Galixto Garcia at Bayamo, Cuba. -
To the Philippines
President McKinley authorizes an army expedition to Manila, Philippines. -
Militia in the Philippines
Governor General Basillo Augustin cretes the Consultative Assembly of Notables and militia in the Philippines. -
US and Spain Negotiate a Treaty
Negotiations of the Treaty of Paris between Spain abnd the US begin in Paris, France. -
Battle of Coamo, Puerto Rico
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Naval Battles
Naval engagements at Cardenas Bay and Cienfuegos -
US Squadron baombards San Juan, Puerto Rico
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Admiral Cervera arrives at Santiago
Admiral Cervera's squadron arrives at Santiago, Cuba and Emilio Aguinaldo lands at Cavite, Philippines. -
Eigth Corps leaves San Fransico for the Philippines
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SECNAV Orders "No Political Alliances"
Secretary of the Navy John D. Long orders Admiral Dewey not to have "political alliances" with Filipino insurgents. -
Consultative Assembly Convenes in Manila, Philippines
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US Navy Blocades Admiral Cervera's Squadron in Santiago, Cuba
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The Merrimac Fails to Block Santiago Harbor Entrance
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1st Marine Battalion Lands at Guantanamo, Cuba
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Filipino Insurgent Assembly Declares Philippine Independence
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Aserrados Conference Takes Place
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US Flag Hoisted Over Guam
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US 5th Corp at Daiquiri, Cuba
US 5th Corp begins landing at at Daiquiri, Cuba; Escario's column leaves Manzanillo, Cuba for Santiago; naval engagement off of San Juan, Puerto Rico -
Battle of Las Guasimas, Cuba
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Battles in Cuba and the Philippines
Battles of San Juan Hill and and El Caney, Cuba; 337-day siege of Baler, Philippines begins; 1st Expedition of the 8th Corps lands at Cavite, Philippines. -
Escario's Column Reaches Santiago, Cuba
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Naval Battle of Santiago, Cuba
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United States Annexes Hawaii
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Admiral Camara Ordered to Return to Spain
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War With Germany?
Admiral Dewy threatens war with Germany at Manilla Bay, Philippines -
Cuba and uerto Rico
Santiago, Cuba capitulates; autonomous Puerto Rican legislature convenes and Luis Munoz Rivera proclaims, "We are Spaniards and wrapped in the Spanish Flag we will die." -
Spain Seeks to Begin Negotiations
Naval Engagement at Manzanillo, Cuba; Almodovar del Rio, Spain's Minister of State, begins Spain's quest for Negotiations -
Naval Engagement at Nipe Bay, Cuba
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Guantanamo, Cuba Capitulates
Guantanamo, Cuba Capitulates; US Forces land at Guanica, Puerto Rico; Puerto Rican autonomous legislature disbands. -
4,200 Sick American Soldiers at Santiago, Cuba
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Round Robin Letter Signed
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Battle of Coamo, Puerto Rico
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US Navy Bombards Cuba
Manzanillo, Cuba was bombarded by the US Navy; Armistice Protocol signed in Washington, officially ending the hostilities. -
Battle of Manila Philippines
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Capitulation of Manila Agreement Signed
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US War Department Investigated
The Dodge Commission was appointed to investigate the conduct of the War Department. -
Formal Transfer of Puerto Rico to the US
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Treaty of Paris Signed
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Cuba Formally Transferred to the US
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US Claims Wake Island
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Philippine Insurrection Begins
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Treaty of Paris Ratified by the US Senate
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Treaty of Paris Signed by Spain's Queen Regent
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337-day Seige of Baler, Philippines Ends