The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-05-13
CHRONOLOGY OF THE WAR

1895
February 2I-Insurrection breaks
out in three OF Cuba's six provinces.
March Fourteen hundred addi-
tional Spanish troops sent to Cuba.
March 3i--General Antonio Maceo
commander Of the insur-
gent army April l3. Flor Crombet, iu-
surgent leader, killed at Palmerito
April 14-Captain General Cajella
by Sampos.
May 14-Battle OF Guantanamo; 400
spanish killed by insurgents under
Gomez.
May l5-Insurgents make important
captures at Bayamo.
May 19-Insurgent leader, Jose
Marti, killed at Dos Rios.
May 21-General Gomez and 700 cav
airy repulsed at Rios.
November i7-Geueral Maceo near
Santa Clara with 900 men defeats
2 900 Spanish troops.
December 23-CampoG 10000 mem
meets Gemez 1000 mem and is re-
pulsed with great lcsses.
1896.
February lO-Weyler displaces Cap
tain General Campos.
February 12-Eighteen thousand
new Spanish troops sent into the field.
February l7-Weyler issues his re-
concentrate proclamation.
March 1.-The trocha is established.
April i1-Macco crosses the trOcha
with 1900 men and drives back the
Spanish.
July g-11-Gomez wins the battle OF
Najasa after fifty hours fighting
October The rebellion up to this
time has cost Spain $3.50. 600, 600.
November ll-Heavy losses TO span
ish forces in Pinar del Rio.
December 4-General Antonio Ma
Geo killed by treachery.
Decembe lO-General Ruiz Reverb
succeeds Maceo.
1897.
August s-Premier Canovas OF Spain
assassinated.
October Weyler recalled by the
Sagasta Liberal minister on pressure
from United States.
Novemb Der 27-- Decree from govern.
ment at Madrid granting autonomy to
Cuba.
January "a United States battle
ship Maine ordered to Havana on a
peaceful mission.
February l0-De LONE, Spanish min
ister, recalled for unwarranted per
sonalities rejecting on President Nc
Kinley.
February l5-The United States bat
tie ship Maine blown up In Havana
harbor and POO lives lost.
February l7-U United States board oI
inquiry on the loss of the Maine ap
pointed.
Februrry 20-Spanish cruiser Viz
caya anchors Oft Staten Island, NY.
February 22-Spanish board Of in
quirY reports the destruction of the
Maine an accident OF internal origin.
March g. Emergency bill, 80 millior
dollars, for United States coast de
fenses passed
March 2s-The president sends 1
message with the Maine report to con
gress.
April 9-General Fitzhugh Lee an,
other consuls leave Cuba.
April 1.-THE president sends a mes
sage 10 congress recommending arme,
intervention in Cuba.
April l5-War department order
regular troops 10 the coast.
] April lG--The Intervention resolu
tions passed by the senate.
April l9-The house passes the in
tervention resolution.
April l9-The president prepares al
ultimatum TO Spain demanding Tn
evacuation Of Cuba within three days
April 20-The Cuban resolution
signed by the president.
April 20-The Spanish minister, Pol
y Bernabe asks for his passports.
April 2l--The United States minis
ter, General Woodford is given hi
passports in Madrid.
April 21-Spain's severance OF dir
lomatie relations held to be a declare
ton OF war.
April 22-North Atlantic squadro
sails 10 blockade Cuban ports
April 22-First shot fred when tn
United States gunboat Nashville caI
lures the coast trader Buena Venturl
April 22 Presidents proclamatio
10 all nations declaring the blaekad
OF Cuban ports.
April 23-The presidents call issue
for 1875, 900 volunteers.
April 24-Spain's first shot at Unite
} States from masked batteries at Nj,
tanzas on the United States gunbog
! Foote.
April 26 Presidents proclamatio
issues on Spanish vessels in America
ports.
April 27-The United States Asiatl
Squadron sails from Hong Kong /
meet the Spanish feet at the Philil
! pine islands
! April 27-United States cruiser
New York, Cincinnati and Monte
: Puritan silence the batteries at MI
tAnzas.
' April 22-Portugal declines To ol
q serve the neutrality law by harborin
y the Spanish heet at Cape Verde.
, April 27-Ihe United States Terr,
captures the spanish steamer Guido.
April 2s-united States gun DO,
S Newport captured the spanish sloc
s Engarcia.
April 2s-Spanish forts at Caban,
demolished by guns Of the dag shl
5 New York.
e May Spanish fleet under Admir-
d Montejo defeated and destroyed I
! United States squadron, Commodo
Dewey commanding.
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