Spanish-American War
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007
...occurred on the other side of the world from Cuba. On May 1 a U.S. squadron...harbor, in which Rear Admiral W. I. Sampson joined, taking command...17, Santiago surrendered. The war was, in effect, over. Troops...the United States and Spain: Diplomacy (1909, repr. 1968) and Relations...