The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-05-13
CHRONOLOGY OF THE WAR
1895.


February 24-Insurrection Dreaks OUT ="
three of Cuba's six provinces - ~
March 1-Fourteen hundred additons
Spanish troops sent to Cuba.
March 31-General Antonio Maceo pro-
claimed commander of the insurRent
army
April 1s-Flor Crombet, insurgent leader
killed at Palmerito
April 14-Captain General CTtella as
placed by Campos.
May 14-Battle of Guantanamo; 4oo
Spanish killed by insurgents under Gomez
May 15-Insurgents make important cap
lures at Bayamo
May l9-Insurgent leader, Jose MART,
killed at Dos Rios.
May 2l-General Gomez and 700 cavalry
repulsed at Rios
November l7-General Maceo near Santa
Clara with 1000 men defeats $500 Spanish
troops.
December 23-Campos 10000 men)
meets Gomez 5000 men) and is repulsed
with gre at losses.
February 10-Weyler displaces Captain
General Campos.
February i2-Elghteen thousand new
Spanish troops sent into the field.
February 17-Weyler issues his recon-
centrado proclamation.
March 1.-The trocha is established.
April 11-Maceo crosses the trocha with
5000 men and drives back the Spanish.
July 9-11-.Gomez wins the battle of Ma
jasa after fifty hours FIGHTING.
October The rebel On up to this time
has cost Spain 230,0J0,U00
December 4-General Antonio Maceo
killed by treachery.
December 10-General Ruiz Rivera sue
ceeds Maceo
1897
August s-Premicr Canovas of Spain as
sassinated.
October 2-Weyler recalled by the Sagas-
ia Liberal ministry on pressure from the
United States
November 27-Decree from government
at Madrid granting autonomy to Cuba.
1893.
January "a - United States battleshlp
Maine ordered to Havana on a peaceful
mission.
February 10-D. LONE, Spanish minister,
recalled for unwarranted person alities re-
1ecting on President Mckinley. !.
February 15-The United States battle1
ship Maine blown up in Havana harbor an
266 lives lost
February 17--United States board of inv
qury on the loss of the Maine appointed.
February 20-Spanish cruiser Vizcaya
anchors off Staten Island, N. Y.
February 22-Spansh board of inquiry
reports the destruction of the Maine an ac-
cident of internal origin
March 9-Emergency BILL $4,000 900, for
United States coast defenses passed.
Mar: h 28-The President sends a mes
sage with the Maine report to Congress.
April 9-General Fitzhugh Lee and other
consulS leave Cuba
April 1.-THE President sends message
to Congress recommending armed inter-
vention in Cuba.
April 15-War department orders regular
troops to the coast
April 16-The Intervention resolutions
passed by the Senate.
April 19-The House passed the interven-
ton resolutions.
April 19-The President prepares an I'll IT,
matum to Spain demanding the evacuation
of Cuba within three days.
April 20-The Cuban resolutions signed
by the President
April 2O-Spanlsh minister Polo Bern
abe, asks for his passports.
April 2l-The United States minister,
General Woodford, is given his passports
in Madrid.
April 1-Spain's severance of diplomatic
relations held to be declaration of war,
April 22-North Atlantic squadron sails
to blockade Cuban ports.
April 22-First shot fred when the United
States gunboat Nashville captured the
Spanish coast trader Buena Ventura
April 22-Presidents procla nation to all
nations declaring the blockade of Cuban
ports
April 23-The Presidents call issued for
125, 900 volunteers.
ATril 24-Span's first shot at United
States from masked batteries at Matanzas
on the United States gun boat Foote. ~,
April 26-President's proclamation issue
on Spanish vessels in United States ports.A
April 27-Asiatic squadron sails from
Hong Kong to meet the Spanish fleet at the
Philippine islands