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it had exploded Havana Harbor, killing 268 men and shocking the American populace.
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It had the defeat the Spanish Pacific fleet by the U.S. Navy, resulting in the fall of the Philippines and contributing to the final U.S. victory in the Spanish-American War.
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It was fought from June 6 to June 10 in 1898, during the Spanish–American War, then the American and Cuban forces seized the strategically and commercially important harbor of Guantánamo Bay, Cuba.
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Also known as the Battle of San Juan Heights, the most significant U.S. land victory, and one of the final battles, of the Spanish-American War.
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Had ended the Spanish-American War. The once-proud Spanish empire was virtually dissolved as the United States took over much of Spain's overseas holdings.
