Spanish American War Timeline

  • DeLome Letter

    DeLome Letter
    Letter writtin by DeLome to the Foreign Minister of Spain it was intercepted by Cuban Revolutionaries and published in the New York Times also stated that President McKinley was not a good president
  • Sinking of the USS Maine

    Sinking of the USS Maine
    Sent to protect US interest during the Cuban revolt against Spain , sunk mysteriously
  • US Declare War on Spain

    US Declare War on Spain
    US won and became an Imperial Power while Spain was no longer an empire
  • Attack on Manila Bay

    Attack on Manila Bay
    took place in the Phillipines and ended Spanish rule there also was one of the first battles fought
  • Battle of San Juan Hill

    Battle of San Juan Hill
    The most famost and bloodiest battle of the war, although the Buffalo soldiers did most of the work the Rough Riders led by Theodore Roosevelt got all the credit from the press
  • Treaty of Paris

    Treaty of Paris
    Stated that the Spanish rule was over and ended the war between US and Spanish also Us had to pay Spain $20 million