Home›Weapons Systems›Wars Used In›Spanish-American WarWarSpanish-American WarModernReference and ClassificationDevelopingThe 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/FactsSpanish-American WarConnectionsIn the Other AtlasesSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsStart YearWell-attested1898 2End YearWell-attested1898 2CombatantsWell-attestedThe United States, supported by the Cuban Liberation Army and the Philippine Revolutionary Army, against Spain 2OutcomeWell-attestedAmerican 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 2ClassificationDeath Toll MinWell-attestedfrom 3685 1Conflict TypeWell-attestedInterstate War 2Spanish-American WarFilter Results15 entriesWeapon FamilyAllAmmunition and Cartridges (2)Bolt-Action, Lever-Action and Historic Rifles (5)Modern Barriers and Wire Obstacles (1)Multi-Barrel and Rotary Machine Guns (1)Muzzle-Loading Naval and Coastal Guns (1)Pistols and Revolvers (3)Revolvers (3)Rifles and Carbines (5)Shotguns (1)Swords and Sabres (1)Weapon Type or ClassAllBolt-action rifle (2)Breech-loading rifle (1)coastal defense cannon (1)Lever-action rifle (1)Pump-action shotgun (1)rapid-firing multiple-barrel firearm (1)Revolver (1)Sabre (1)Security barrier (1)Service revolver (sidearm) (1)small arm (4)CaliberAll.22 caliber (1).22 Long Rifle (1).30-06 Springfield (1).30-40 Krag (3).32 S&W (1).32-20 Winchester (1).357 Magnum (2).38 S&W (1).38 Special (2).38-40 Winchester (1).44 Russian (2).44 S&W American (1).44 Special (2).44-40 Winchester (3).45 ACP (2).45 Colt (2).45 Schofield (1).45-70 (1).45-70 Government (3).455 Webley (1)11.15x58mmR (1)11x60mm Mauser (1)12-gauge (1)12.17×42mm RF (1)16-gauge (1)32-gauge (1)6.5x55mm (1)7.65x53mm Argentine (1)7.92x57mm Mauser (1)7x57mm Mauser (3)8x50mmR Lebel (1)8x58mmR Danish Krag (1)Introduced EraAll1796 (1)1861 (1)1862 (1)1867 (1)1869 (1)1870 (1)1873 (1)1886 (1)1889 (2)1892 (1)1893 (1)1895 (1)1897 (1)1898 (1)Service StatusAllIn Service (2)Retired (12)OperatorAllArgentine Armed Forces (1)Australian Defence Force (1)Canadian Armed Forces (2)Mexican Armed Forces (1)Ottoman Army (1)Royal Navy (1)Spanish Armed Forces (2)Union Army (1)United States Armed Forces (5)United States Army (2)United States Marine Corps (1)Wehrmacht (1)ManufacturerAllColt's Manufacturing Company (3)FN Herstal (1)German Arms and Ammunition Factory (1)Kongsberg Gruppen (1)Mauser (1)Remington Arms (1)Smith & Wesson (1)Springfield Armory (1)Winchester Repeating Arms Company (2)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 15Cavalry SabreSpanish-American WarColt New ServiceSpanish-American WarColt Single Action ArmySpanish-American WarGatling GunSpanish-American WarKrag-Jorgensen RifleSpanish-American WarMauser Model 1889Spanish-American WarMauser Model 1893Spanish-American WarMauser Model 1895Spanish-American WarRazor wireSpanish-American WarRemington Rolling Block RifleSpanish-American WarRodman gunSpanish-American WarSmith & Wesson Model 3Spanish-American WarSpringfield Model 1892-99Spanish-American WarWinchester Model 1886Spanish-American WarWinchester Model 1897Spanish-American WarConnectionsAssociated WithSea Power Doctrine (Command of the Sea), Strategy and Doctrine Well-attested Source Wikipedia: Alfred Thayer Mahantier 2Commanders and ForcesUnited States Army, Armed Forces and Units Well-attested The United States Army fought in Cuba and the Philippines during the 1898 Spanish-American WarUnited States Navy, Armed Forces and Units Well-attested The United States Navy destroyed the Spanish fleets at Manila Bay and Santiago de Cuba during the 1898 Spanish-American WarUsesCavalry Sabre, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: Sabretier 2Colt New Service, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: Colt New ServiceColt Single Action Army, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: Colt Single Action Armytier 2Gatling Gun, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: Gatling Guntier 4Krag-Jorgensen Rifle, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: Krag-Jorgensen Rifletier 4Mauser Model 1889, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: Mauser Model 1889Mauser Model 1893, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: Mauser Model 1893Mauser Model 1895, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: Mauser Model 1895Razor wire, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Razor wire, WikipediaRemington Rolling Block Rifle, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: Remington Rolling Block rifleRodman gun, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: Rodman gunSmith & Wesson Model 3, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: Smith & Wesson Model 3Springfield Model 1892-99, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Springfield Model 1892-99 (Wikipedia)Winchester Model 1886, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: Winchester Model 1886Winchester Model 1897, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: Winchester Model 1897In the Other AtlasesSame AsSpanish-American WarAlso in History Atlas: the same subject.Sources1. Correlates of War Project: Correlates of War Inter-State War Data, version 4.0Correlates of War ProjectBatDeath column, rows for this warQuote, BatDeath column, rows for this war79,Spanish-American,1,230,Spain,2,4,22,1898,8,12,1898,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,"404, 410",13,2,2,-8,775,4 79,Spanish-American,1,2,United States of America,1,4,22,1898,8,12,1898,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,"404, 410",13,1,1,-8,2910,4View the Source2. Wikipedia: Spanish-American Wartier 2Lead section, para 1The 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.Infobox: DateApril 21 - August 13, 1898Infobox: BelligerentsUnited States (supported by Cuban Liberation Army and Philippine Revolutionary Army) ... SpainArticle textThe 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.Lead textThe Spanish-American War (April 21, August 13, 1898) was fought between Spain and the United States in 1898.Lead sectionThe Spanish-American War (April 21 - August 13, 1898) was fought between Spain and the United States in 1898.View the SourceWikipedia: Alfred Thayer Mahantier 2WikipediaAssociated With: Sea Power Doctrine (Command of the Sea), Naval War College and writings section, 1898 recallQuote, Associated With: Sea Power Doctrine (Command of the Sea), Naval War College and writings section, 1898 recallhe retired from active service, returning briefly to duty in 1898 to consult on naval strategy during the Spanish-American War.View the SourceWikipedia: Gatling Guntier 4WikipediaUses: Gatling Gun, infobox wars field: 'Spanish-American War'View the SourceWikipedia: Colt Single Action Armytier 2WikipediaUses: Colt Single Action Army, infobox wars field: 'Spanish-American War'View the SourceWikipedia: Winchester Model 1897Uses: Winchester Model 1897, infobox wars field: 'Spanish-American War'View the SourceWikipedia: Remington Rolling Block rifleUses: Remington Rolling Block Rifle, infobox wars field: 'Spanish-American War'View the SourceWikipedia: Colt New ServiceUses: Colt New Service, infobox wars field: 'Spanish-American War'View the SourceSpringfield Model 1892-99 (Wikipedia)Uses: Springfield Model 1892-99, infobox wars field: 'Spanish-American War'View the SourceRazor wire, WikipediaUses: Razor wire, Article text: sectionsQuote, Uses: Razor wire, Article text: sectionsThe 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.View the SourceWikipedia: Sabretier 2Uses: Cavalry Sabre, Infobox: warsQuote, Uses: Cavalry Sabre, Infobox: warsEarly 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 IIView the SourceWikipedia: Smith & Wesson Model 3Uses: Smith & Wesson Model 3, Infobox: warsQuote, Uses: Smith & Wesson Model 3, Infobox: warsAmerican 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)View the SourceWikipedia: Mauser Model 1893Uses: Mauser Model 1893, Infobox: warsQuote, Uses: Mauser Model 1893, Infobox: warsWar 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 WarView the SourceWikipedia: Winchester Model 1886Uses: Winchester Model 1886, Infobox: warsQuote, Uses: Winchester Model 1886, Infobox: warsSpanish-American War, World War IView the SourceWikipedia: Mauser Model 1889Uses: Mauser Model 1889, Infobox: warsQuote, Uses: Mauser Model 1889, Infobox: warsFirst 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 1963-64View the SourceWikipedia: Mauser Model 1895Uses: Mauser Model 1895, Infobox: warsQuote, Uses: Mauser Model 1895, Infobox: warsSpanish-American War Second Boer War World War I Mexican Revolution Cristero War Chaco War World War IIView the SourceWikipedia: Krag-Jorgensen Rifletier 4WikipediaUses: Krag-Jorgensen Rifle, Wikipedia article textQuote, Uses: Krag-Jorgensen Rifle, Wikipedia article textservice, the Krag eventually proved uncompetitive with Mauser-derived designs, most notably in combat operations in Cuba and the Philippines during the Spanish-American War.View the SourceWikipedia: Rodman gunUses: Rodman gun, Wikipedia article textQuote, Uses: Rodman gun, Wikipedia article textSome 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.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. 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