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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 Montego. Dewey managed this with only nine wounded.

What caused the Spanish-American War to begin?

The continuous fight by Filipinos and Cubans against Spanish control, as well as the unexplained explosion of the battleship U.S.S. Maine in Havana Harbor, have received assistance from the United States.

The Spanish-American War of 1898 brought an end to Spain's colonial empire in the Western Hemisphere and established American dominance in the Pacific.

On July 1, the Battle of San Juan Heights was fought, and Roosevelt referred to it as "the greatest day of my life." He rode Texas, his horse, and the Rough Riders followed on foot as he led a series of charges up Kettle Hill towards San Juan Heights.

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