Evening star., 1898-08-15
SUMMARY OF THE WAR
Hostilities Began April 81, Formal
Declarations a Few Days Later.
Two SPANISH FLEETS DESTROYED
Battles at Cavite, Matanzas, Carde-
mas. San Juan and Santiago.
MADRID SUED FOR PEACE
MADRID SUED FOR PEACE


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declaring that state of war existed.
| Spain issued declaration of war on April
n Hcsti'nies ended with the signing of
protocol by the Secretary of State for the
| United States and NJ Cambon, the French
ambassador, acting for Spain, on August
| H. 1898. The war lasted ia DAYS The
| principal events preceding and during the
| war and the dates on which they occurred
| are as follows:
| February 15-The United States battle
| snip Maine was blown up in the harbor of
| Havana. According to the report of the
| court of inquiry appointed by the United
states the explosion was due to an exter-
nal mine.
| April 29-President Mckinley. authorized
by Congress to intervene in Cuba, using
| the United States military and naval
| forces, sent an ultimatum to Spain The
| Spanish minister at once left Washington
and the next day the United States minister
| left Madrid.
| April PA proclamation was issued by
the President blockading the principal
| ports of Cuba
April 23-President Mckinley issued call
for 125,co0 volunteers TO serve for two
years.
April 27-Thc batteries of Matanzas.
| Cuba, were shelled by Admiral SamDson's 5
| flagship, the New York, with the monitor
| Puritan and the cruiser Cincinnati.
| April 9-The Spanish fleet commanded
| by Admiral Cervera, consisting of the
| CristObal Colon, the Almirante Oouendo
the Maria Teresa and the Vizcaya, and
| the Furor. Terror and Pluton, left the
| Cape Verde Islands for cuba.
May l-R EAR Admiral Dewey, command
| ing the United States Asiatic squadron de-
! stroyed the entire Spanish fleet in the Phil
| ippines without losing man.
! May 1.-The Wilmington, Wiuslow and
| Hudson engaged the Spanish batteries at
| Cardenas. Ensign Bagley and four. of the
Winslow's crew were killed. Major Gen.
| eral Wesley Merritt was ordered TO the
| Philippines as military governor.
! May PA United States fleet command
| ed by Rear Admiral Sampson, bombarded
| the Notifications of San Juan, Porto Rico.
| May la-Admiral Ceryera's 5 feet reached
| Santiago de Cuba. and a few days later
| was bottled up there by the flying
| squadron" of Commodore Schley.
| May 23-President Mckinley called for
5000 more volunteers. 300 United States
| troops sailed from san Francisco for
Manila, several thousand more following
later.
May 3i-The Massachusetts. Iowa and
| New Orleans bombarded the fortfcations
! at the mouth OF Santiago harbor. They
were pomharded again several times after
Admiral Sampson took command of the
| fleet.
June 3-Assistant Naval Constructor Hob
son, with seven men. ran the collier Merri-
mac into Santiago harbor and sank her in
the channel. under the fire from the Span
ish forts. Hobson and his men We're taken
prisoners.
June 10-Six hundred marines We're landed
at Caimanera. Guantanamo bay, where
sharp skirmishing continued for several
days, several Americans being killed.
June 12-The 5th Army Corps. commanded
by Brigadier General Shafter sailed from
Tampa on twenty-nine transports for San
tiago, arriving off there on June -.
June 13-Presdent Mckinley signed the
war revenue bill. providing for the raising
OF revenues by a stamp tax and providing
for popular bond loan.
June IA Spanish feet under Admiral
Camara left CadiZ for the Philippines. but
returned after passing through the Suez
canal.
june o2-Ge1eral Skaters troops began
disembarking at Baiquiri and Siboney near
Santiago.
June 24-ROosereIt's Rough Riders We're
attacked while advancing toward Santiago;
sixteen Americans were killed and forty
more wounded before the Spaniar3s were
repulsed.
July General Lawton took FL Caney.
near Santiago. ana General kent, COM
manding the LIST Division Of the 9th Army
Corps, which included the I'd. 9Th. 9tl. lath.
18th, 10TH and 24th Infantry and the list
New York Volunteers, took San Juan Hill
after heavy fighting. Official reports gave
the American losses 23t killed and l,3G4
wounded and missing.
July 3-Admiril Cervera's squadron made
dash out of Santiago harbor, AMI every
vessel was sunk or disabled by the Amerf-
can fleet. General Shafter demanded the
surrender of Santiago. The seizure OF
Guam, r the Ladrone Islands by the
Charleston was reported.
July TPresident Mckinley signed resolu-
tions passed by the Senate annexng the
Hawaiian Islands to the Urited States, and
the Philadelphia ordered to Honolulu
to raise the American flag.
July 11-General Torai in command of the
Spanish troops at Santiago, General Lii
mares being wounded, surrendered his
forces and the eastern portion of the pro-
vince of Santiago de Cuba TO General
Shafter.
July 20-General Leonard r. Wood. for
nerly colonel of the 1st Volunteer Cavalry,
was appointed military governor of San
tiago.
July 25-United States troops, under Ger-
eral Nelson 4. Miles, landed at Guanlca.
Porto Rico, the town having surrendered
to the Gloucester after a few shO-S.
July 26-Through the French ambassador,
| the government of Spain asked President
Mckinley upon what terms he would con-
sent to peace.
July 2S-Ponce the second largest city
in Porto Rico, surrendered to General
Miles, and he was received by the residents
with joyful acclamations. Capture of seV-
eral other towns. with little or no fighting,
followed.
July 30-President McKinley's statement
of the terms On which he wouil agree to
tiid tiiS WAL was given 10 tue ttGicu ann
bassador. The President demanded The in
dependence cf Cuba, cession OF Porto Rico
and one of the Ladrones to the United
States and the retention of Manila by the
United States PENDING the final disposition
Of the Philippines by a joint commission.
July 31-United States troops engaged the
Spaniards at Malate, near Manila in the
Philippines, and reDplsed them, with some
loss on both sides
August 9-The French ambassador pre-
sented to President Mckinley Spar's reply
accepting his terms of peace.
August 12-Protocols agreeins, as to the
preliminaries for a treaty of peace were
signed by Secretary Day and the French
ambassador United States military and
naval commanders were ordered to cease
hostilities. The blcckades of Cuba Porto
Rico and Manila were lifted, and the war
was ended.