Spanish-American Timeline

USS Maine Sank

Feb 15, 1898

Spanish-American War

Period: Feb 15, 1898 to Dec 10, 1898

• A conflict fought between Spain and the US in 1898.
• Explosion of the USS Maine in Havana harbor in Cuba leading to the War

Declaration of War

Apr 20, 1898

• McKinley asks for declaration of war with Spain.

The first battle between Spanish and American Forces

May 1, 1898

• U.S. Commodore Dewey and his troops defeat Spanish in the Philippines

U.S. forces defeat Spanish at San Juan Heights

Jul 1, 1898

U.S. forces destroy the Spanish Fleet off Santiago Bay,Cuba

Jul 3, 1898

The Spanish surrender at Santiago

Jul 17, 1898

The US ended war

Aug 12, 1898

-The US signed a cease-fire agreement with Spain that brought an end to the Spanish- American War.

Signing of Treaty of Paris

Dec 10, 1898

• The war ended with this signing