The Battle of the Aguadores was a sharp skirmish on the banks of the Aguadores river near Santiago de Cuba, on July 1, 1898, at the height of the Spanish-American War. The American attack was intended as a feint to draw Spanish defenders away from their nearby positions at San Juan Hill and El Caney, where the main blows were to fall later that day. Their advance was checked at the river, and after a short pummeling, the Americans withdrew to Siboney. Combatants United States and Cuban rebel forces Spain Casualties 379 dead (U.S. only) Unknown[1] The Spanish-American War took place in 1898, and resulted in the United States gaining control over the former colonies of Spain in the Caribbean and Pacific. ... July 1 is the 182nd day of the year (183rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 183 days remaining. ... 1898 (MDCCCXCVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... , Santiago de Cuba is the capital city of Santiago de Cuba Province in eastern Cuba. ... The Battle of Cárdenas was a small naval battle of the Spanish-American War that resulted in an unusually costly American defeat. ... The Battle of Cienfuegos was a minor engagement of the Spanish_American War, intended by the U.S. Navy to tighten its blockade of Cuba. ... Aerial view of Guantanamo Bay The 1898 invasion of Guantánamo Bay happened between the 6th–10th June 1898, during the Spanish-American war, when American and Cuban forces invaded the strategically and commercially important area of Guantanamo Bay in Cuba, and took control of it from Spanish forces. ... The Battle of Las Guasimas was the first true clash of arms in the Cuban campaign of the Spanish-American War. ... The Battle of Tayacoba was a disastrous American effort to land supplies and reinforcements to Cuban rebels fighting for their independence in the Spanish_American War. ... Battle of El Caney Conflict Spanish-American War Date July 1, 1898 Place El Caney, Cuba Result Indecisive The Battle of El Caney was fought on July 1, 1898, during the Spanish-American War. ... Combatants United States Republic of Cuba Spain Commanders William Rufus Shafter Joseph Wheeler Arsenio Linares Strength 15,000 regulars 4,000 guerrilleros 12 field guns 4 Gatling guns 800 regulars 5 field guns Casualties 124 dead 817 wounded 58 dead 170 wounded 39 captured The Battle of San Juan Hill... The Battle of Santiago de Cuba, fought on 3 July 1898, was the largest naval engagement of the Spanish-American War, and resulted in the destruction of the Spanish Caribbean Squadron (also known as the Flota del Ultramar). ... Siege of Santiago Conflict Spanish-American War Date July 3-17, 1898 Place Santiago, Cuba Result U.S. victory The Siege of Santiago also known as the Siege of Santiago de Cuba was the last major operation of the Spanish-American War on the island of Cuba. ... The Battle of the Manimani, a failed American landing attempt west of Havana, was the final engagement of the Spanish-American War in Cuba. ... , Santiago de Cuba is the capital city of Santiago de Cuba Province in eastern Cuba. ... July 1 is the 182nd day of the year (183rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 183 days remaining. ... 1898 (MDCCCXCVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Combatants United States and Cuban rebel forces Spain Casualties 379 dead (U.S. only) Unknown[1] The Spanish-American War took place in 1898, and resulted in the United States gaining control over the former colonies of Spain in the Caribbean and Pacific. ... Combatants United States Republic of Cuba Spain Commanders William Rufus Shafter Joseph Wheeler Arsenio Linares Strength 15,000 regulars 4,000 guerrilleros 12 field guns 4 Gatling guns 800 regulars 5 field guns Casualties 124 dead 817 wounded 58 dead 170 wounded 39 captured The Battle of San Juan Hill... Battle of El Caney Conflict Spanish-American War Date July 1, 1898 Place El Caney, Cuba Result Indecisive The Battle of El Caney was fought on July 1, 1898, during the Spanish-American War. ... Ciboney (also Siboney) is a word derived from the Caribbean Indian language of the Arawak. ...

The morning attack began with an artillery barrage from a small squadron off the coast. At 9:00, USS New York opened fire, followed by two smaller cruisers. A chance shot from the USS Sewanne struck down the banner atop the small Spanish fort, but the naval bombardment otherwise had little material effect. Spanish gunfire, meanwhile, bit into the approaching American infantry, which halted far short of its objective, the railroad bridge near the Morro batteries. Historically, artillery refers to any engine used for the discharge of projectiles during war. ... The fourth USS New York (ACR-2) was a United States Navy armored cruiser, later renamed to Saratoga and then Rochester (CA-2). ... USS Port Royal, a Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser, launched in 1994. ... Flag ratio: 2:3 The flag of Spain in its current form was adopted on December 19, 1981. ... Fortifications (Latin fortis, strong, and facere, to make) are military constructions designed for defensive warfare. ... This is the top-level page of WikiProject trains Rail tracks Rail transport refers to the land transport of passengers and goods along railways or railroads. ... Aerial view of El Morro. ...

Brigadier General Duffield kept up a desultory fire for much of the afternoon. Unable to advance any further, he ordered his men to break off at 15:30 hours. A Brigadier General, or one-star general, is the lowest rank of general officer in the United States and some other countries, ranking just above Colonel and just below Major General. ...

References

• Albert A. Nofi (1997). The Spanish-American War, 1898. Combined Books. ISBN 0938289578.

External links

• Spanish-American War Centennial Website