What the records say
- When
- 28 Jun 1898
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 18.47° N, 66.12° W
- Description
- began on 28 June 1898 when an American auxiliary cruiser intercepted a Spanish blockade runner
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Third Battle of San Juan (1898)
Naval battle of the Spanish–American War
The Third Battle of San Juan began on 28 June 1898 when an American auxiliary cruiser intercepted a Spanish blockade runner. A Spanish squadron attempted to rescue the blockade runner and succeeded in taking off supplies and her crew but failed to save the ship, which the American warship engaged and forced to run aground.
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