The Spanish-American War was fought between Spain and the United States from 21 April to 13 August 1898. It began after the sinking of the USS Maine in Havana Harbor in Cuba and resulted in the United States acquiring sovereignty over Puerto Rico, Guam and the Philippines, and establishing a protectorate over a newly independent Cuba. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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CombatantsThe United States, supported by the Cuban Liberation Army and the Philippine Revolutionary Army, against Spain 2 OutcomeAmerican victory; Spain ceded Puerto Rico, Guam and the Philippines to the United States, Cuba became independent under an American protectorate, and the United States paid Spain twenty million dollars for infrastructure 2 Classification
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The United States Army fought in Cuba and the Philippines during the 1898 Spanish-American War
The United States Navy destroyed the Spanish fleets at Manila Bay and Santiago de Cuba during the 1898 Spanish-American War
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1. Correlates of War Project: Correlates of War Inter-State War Data, version 4.0
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2. Wikipedia: Spanish-American War
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The Spanish-American War (April 21 - August 13, 1898) was fought between Spain and the United States in 1898. It began with the sinking of the USS Maine in Havana Harbor in Cuba, and resulted in the U.S. acquiring sovereignty over Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines, and establishing a protectorate over Cuba.
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April 21 - August 13, 1898
Infobox: Belligerents
United States (supported by Cuban Liberation Army and Philippine Revolutionary Army) ... Spain
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The treaty ceded ownership of Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines to the U.S., and set Cuba up to become an independent state in 1902, although in practice it became a U.S. protectorate. The cession of the Philippines involved payment of $20 million ($770 million today) to Spain by the U.S. to cover infrastructure owned by Spain.
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The Spanish-American War (April 21, August 13, 1898) was fought between Spain and the United States in 1898.
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The Spanish-American War (April 21 - August 13, 1898) was fought between Spain and the United States in 1898.
View the SourceWikipedia: Alfred Thayer Mahan
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he retired from active service, returning briefly to duty in 1898 to consult on naval strategy during the Spanish-American War.
Wikipedia: Gatling Gun
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WikipediaUses: Colt Single Action Army, infobox wars field: 'Spanish-American War'View the Source Wikipedia: Winchester Model 1897
Uses: Winchester Model 1897, infobox wars field: 'Spanish-American War'View the Source Wikipedia: Remington Rolling Block rifle
Uses: Remington Rolling Block Rifle, infobox wars field: 'Spanish-American War'View the Source Wikipedia: Colt New Service
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Uses: Springfield Model 1892-99, infobox wars field: 'Spanish-American War'View the Source Razor wire, Wikipedia
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The first use of barbed wire for warfare was in 1898 during the Spanish-American War, thirty-one years after the first patents were issued in 1867.
Wikipedia: Sabre
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Early Modern warfare, Ottoman Wars, Napoleonic Wars, American Revolution, American Civil War, Franco-Prussian War, Philippine Revolution, Spanish-American War, Philippine-American War, World War I, Polish-Soviet War, World War II
Wikipedia: Smith & Wesson Model 3
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American Indian Wars Russo-Turkish War (1877-78) Qing reconquest of Xinjiang North-West Rebellion Spanish-American War Philippine-American War Russo-Japanese War World War I Russian Civil War Polish-Ukrainian War Rif War (Eibar copies)
Wikipedia: Mauser Model 1893
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War of Canudos Philippine Revolution Greco-Turkish War (1897) Spanish-American War Philippine-American War World War I Contestado War Rif War Constitutionalist Revolution Spanish Civil War Ifni War
Wikipedia: Winchester Model 1886
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Spanish-American War, World War I
Wikipedia: Mauser Model 1889
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First Melillan campaign War of Canudos (limited) Greco-Turkish War (1897) Spanish-American War Acre War Belgian colonial conflicts First Balkan War World War I Greco-Turkish War Turkish War of Independence Chaco War World War II Congo Crisis Cyprus crisis of 1963-64
Wikipedia: Mauser Model 1895
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Spanish-American War Second Boer War World War I Mexican Revolution Cristero War Chaco War World War II
Wikipedia: Krag-Jorgensen Rifle
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service, the Krag eventually proved uncompetitive with Mauser-derived designs, most notably in combat operations in Cuba and the Philippines during the Spanish-American War.
Wikipedia: Rodman gun
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Some Rodmans of various sizes, along with Parrott rifles, were deployed shortly after the outbreak of the Spanish-American War in 1898 as a stopgap; it was feared the Spanish fleet would bombard the US east coast.
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