As the Spanish American war came to a close there were two main battles that ended up affecting both sides. The two battles were Battle of San Juan Hill and El Caney
Battle of San Juan Hill, was the bloodiest battle out of the entire war. Even though this war didn't last long, people believe this battles is the most famous. Some people might not of know this, but one of the greatest presidents to put step foot on the United State of America was in this war, Teddy Roosevelt. After the battle, he was awarded the Medal of Honor for his great actions during the war. Also the hill they were fighting on was the second tallest hill out of the two hill tops that formed San Juan Heights. The higher you go up above the sea level, the weaker the human body gets. This played a factor because soldiers on both side got weaker, but they fought through it. The United States had way more soldiers than the Spanish did. The United States had 15,000 soldiers compared to Spains 800. There are also names for this battle that the American Troops used. The most famous is Kettle Hill.
Another battle was called El Caney and it was the other major battle. Land battle that is. The peaceful town of El Caney ended up becoming a fort. As American troops advanced they walked into something they didn't want to. As the troops moved forward one step at a time being cautious of what they did they found fences put up to slow them down. If you crossed it you were shot. How would the be shot you're asking? Well the Spanish Troops becoming very intelligent and hid in the trees with snipers pointed right at our own troops. One of the not so smart ideas came into play in this battle. As American troops were in the process of crossing a river to get ready for the enemy they put up a big balloon. The Spanish saw it, and ended up shooting it down and it landed right by the troops crossing the river. It was a tragic loss for American Troops as it gave there spot right away. At the end of this short lived war, The United States won. Remarkably they only lost 205 guys.
I think this was a war that we didn't need to fight. It only cost us more money, for which we could of used elsewhere.
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