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How the Battleship Maine Was Destroyed is the name of a 1976 monograph written by Hyman G. Rickover, an admiral in the United States Navy.In the work, Rickover discusses the 1898 destruction of the USS Maine—a calamitous event which precipitated the United States' involvement in the Spanish–American War (1898).
The Spanish–American War [b] (April 21 – December 10, 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. acquisitions of Puerto Rico , Guam , and the Philippines , and its domination of Cuba.
The battle took place in Manila Bay in the Philippines, and was the first major engagement of the Spanish–American War. The battle was one of the most decisive naval battles in history and marked the end of the Spanish colonial period in Philippine history.
Maine was a United States Navy ship that sank in Havana Harbor on February 15, 1898, contributing to the outbreak of the Spanish–American War in April. U.S. newspapers, engaging in yellow journalism to boost circulation, claimed that the Spanish were responsible for the ship's destruction.
Under the command of Rear Admiral William T. Sampson, a U.S. fleet—consisting of the flagship armored cruiser USS New York, battleships USS Iowa and Indiana, the unprotected cruisers USS Montgomery and Detroit, the monitors USS Amphitrite and Terror, the torpedo boat USS Porter, the auxiliary cruiser USS Wompatuck, the collier USS Niagara, and two unarmed yachts transporting officials and ...
The Spanish–American War, 1898. Combined Books. ISBN 0-938289-57-8. Severo Gomez Nunez (1998). La guerra Hispano-americana. Editorial Almena S.L. Spencer C. Tucker, The Encyclopedia of the Spanish–American and Philippine–American Wars (2009) Cuban Battlefields; Benjamin R. Beede (1994). The War of 1898 and U.S. Interventions. Routledge.
The Battle of El Caney was fought on July 1, 1898, during the Spanish-American War. 600 Spanish soldiers held for twelve hours, until they ran out of ammunition, against Henry W. Lawton's 5th US Division, made up of 6,899 men. This action temporarily delayed the American advance on the San Juan Hills, as had been requested of General William ...
This category contains historical naval battles fought as part of the Spanish–American War (1898–1898). Please see the category guidelines for more information. Pages in category "Naval battles of the Spanish–American War"