Battle of Guantánamo Bay

When

6 Jun 1898 – 10 Jun 1898

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

20.02° N, 75.11° W

Description

1898 battle during the Spanish–American War

Part of the Spanish–American War in 1898

The Battle of Guantánamo Bay was fought from June 6 to June 14, 1898, during the Spanish–American War, when American and Cuban forces seized the strategically and commercially important harbor of Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. Capturing the bay from the Spanish forces was instrumental in the following Battle of Santiago de Cuba and the subsequent invasion of Puerto Rico.

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• Spanish-American22 Apr 1898 · Interstate war · Deaths 3,685