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Name: Pacific theatre (Spanish-American War)

Type: Event

Start: 1898 AD

End: 1898 AD

Parent: Spanish-American War

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Was the Pacific theatre of the Spanish-American War.

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  • June 1898: A small U.S. task force under Captain Henry Glass captures Guam.
  • May 1898: The first battle between American and Spanish forces was at Manila Bay where, on May 1, Commodore George Dewey, commanding the U.S. Navy's Asiatic Squadron aboard USS Olympia, in a matter of hours defeated a Spanish squadron under Admiral Patricio Montojo.

    • Selected Sources

  • Fredriksen, J.C. (2010): Chronology of American Military History - Volume 1, Facts On File, p.1492
  • Fredriksen, J.C. (2010): Chronology of American Military History - Volume 1, Facts On File, p.1497

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