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Willam McKinly asks congress to declare war on Spain
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US forces including Teddy Roosevelt's rough riders outnumbered Spanish forces at San Juan Hill and Kettle Hill
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U.S wins the naval battle of Santiago De Cuba achieving independence for Cuba against Spain
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This was the last major operation fort the Spanish-American War, with a victory for the americans and the Spanish surrendering
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Spain agrees to a peace protocol on U.S terms; the cession of Cuba, Puerto Rico, and Manila in the Philippines to the United States.
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U.S and Spain sign protocol of peace ending hostilities between them