One major battle was the battle in the Philippine Islands it was the first battle that took place in the spanish colony. this battle started on April 30th where the american fleet steamed the Philippines in the pacific. George Dewey took fire in Manila and his men destroyed all the spanish ships. The victory allowed U.S. troops to land in the Philippines. In August the Spanish surrendered to the U.S. in Manila.
The next battle was in the Caribbean where the battle began with the naval troops of cuba. William T. Sampson sealed up the spanish fleet in the harbor of Santiago de Cuba. American forces landed in cuba and began to converge on the city of Santiago. Loenard Wood and Theodor Roosevelt led the rough riders. The most famous battle took place in two places Kettle Hill and San Juan Hill. Two days later the spanish fleet tried to flee from the americans blockade at Santiago. They ended up signing a treaty of truce on august 12th. Spain eventually sold the americans Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines for 20 million dollars.
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