The 10 Most Important Events of the Spanish-American War

  • Valeriano Weyler was sent to Cuba to stop the rebellion.

    Valeriano Weyler was sent to Cuba to stop the rebellion.
  • Mckinely is elected president

  • The United States declares war on Spain

  • Battle at Manila Bay in Philippines

    1st battle, Spainish fleet defeated by Commodore Dewey(U.S)
  • Troops from the United States landed in Cuba

  • Spanish fleet is defeated by the US at the battle at San Juan Heights

  • The Spanish fleet is destroyed by the United States at the Santiago Bay in Cuba

  • Spain surrends at Santiago

  • The United States and Spain sign the Protocol of Peace

  • The Treaty of Paris is signed by the US and Spain