Pacific theater of the Spanish–American War

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The Pacific theater of the Spanish–American War was the region of naval and colonial conflict in the western Pacific, centered on U.S. operations against Spanish forces in the Philippines and surrounding waters.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf military campaign
theater of war
belligerent Kingdom of Spain
United States of America
surface form: United States
commandedBy George Dewey
conflict Spanish–American War
consequence Treaty of Paris (1898)
cession of Guam to the United States
cession of the Philippines to the United States
end of Spanish colonial rule in the Philippines
countryInvolved Spain
United States of America
surface form: United States
endTime 1898-08-13
followedBy Philippine–American War
hasPart Capture of Manila (1898)
surface form: Battle of Manila (1898)

Battle of Manila Bay
Battle of Manila Bay
surface form: Blockade of Manila Bay

Capture of Guam
Philippine naval operations
historicalContext age of New Imperialism
expansion of United States influence in the Pacific
location Asia-Pacific
surface form: Asia-Pacific region

Cavite
Guam
Manila Bay
Mariana Islands
Philippine Archipelago
surface form: Philippine archipelago

Philippines
western Pacific Ocean
mainTheaterFor Asiatic Squadron
surface form: United States Asiatic Squadron
militaryBranch Spanish Navy
United States Navy
notableCommander George Dewey
notableEngagement Battle of Manila Bay
Capture of Guam
opposedBy Patricio Montojo y Pasarón
Spanish Pacific Squadron
partOf Spanish–American War
relatedTo Caribbean theater of the Spanish–American War
result United States capture of Guam
Capture of Manila (1898)
surface form: United States occupation of Manila

collapse of Spanish naval power in the western Pacific
decisive United States naval victory
startTime 1898-04-25
strategicObjective defeat of Spanish naval forces in the Pacific
seizure of Spanish colonial possessions in the Pacific
theaterType colonial theater
naval theater
timePeriod late 19th century

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Battle of Manila Bay theater Pacific theater of the Spanish–American War
Battle of Manila Bay campaign Pacific theater of the Spanish–American War
this entity surface form: Philippine campaign of the Spanish–American War
Fermín Jáudenes conflict Pacific theater of the Spanish–American War
this entity surface form: Philippine campaign of the Spanish–American War
Emilio Aguinaldo participantIn Pacific theater of the Spanish–American War
this entity surface form: Spanish–American War (Philippine theater)
Capture of Manila (1898) partOf Pacific theater of the Spanish–American War
this entity surface form: Philippine campaign of the Spanish–American War
Capture of Manila (1898) militaryTheater Pacific theater of the Spanish–American War
Patricio Montojo y Pasarón theaterOfWar Pacific theater of the Spanish–American War
Commanding General of the Philippine Revolutionary Army conflict Pacific theater of the Spanish–American War
this entity surface form: Spanish–American War (Philippine theater)