The spanish american war

Chronology of the Spanish-American War

By Jeremy Brooks

  • Exchange of Peace treaties at Washington D.C. Officially Ends the War

  • Joint Revolution for intervention in Cuba passes U.S. Congress

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    The Spanish-American War

  • Cuban Blocade

    President McKinley orders blocade of northern Cuban coast.

  • 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

  • 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

  • Naval Battles

    Naval engagements at Cardenas Bay and Cienfuegos

  • US Squadron baombards San Juan, Puerto Rico

  • 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

  • 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

  • US Navy Blocades Admiral Cervera's Squadron in Santiago, Cuba

  • The Merrimac Fails to Block Santiago Harbor Entrance

  • 1st Marine Battalion Lands at Guantanamo, Cuba

  • Filipino Insurgent Assembly Declares Philippine Independence

  • Aserrados Conference Takes Place

  • US Flag Hoisted Over Guam

  • 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

  • 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

  • Naval Battle of Santiago, Cuba

  • United States Annexes Hawaii

  • Admiral Camara Ordered to Return to Spain

  • 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

  • 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

  • Round Robin Letter Signed

  • Battle of Coamo, Puerto Rico

  • 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

  • Capitulation of Manila Agreement Signed

  • 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

  • Treaty of Paris Signed

  • Cuba Formally Transferred to the US

  • US Claims Wake Island

  • Philippine Insurrection Begins

  • Treaty of Paris Ratified by the US Senate

  • Treaty of Paris Signed by Spain's Queen Regent

  • 337-day Seige of Baler, Philippines Ends