Battle of El Caney
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The Battle of El Caney was a key engagement of the Spanish–American War in 1898, in which U.S. forces captured a heavily fortified Spanish position near Santiago de Cuba, helping pave the way for the city’s eventual surrender.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of El Caney canonical | 11 |
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Target entity: Battle of El Caney Context triple: [Siege of Santiago, precededBy, Battle of El Caney]
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Battle of Puerto Cabello
The Battle of Puerto Cabello was an 18th-century naval and amphibious engagement in which British forces unsuccessfully attempted to seize the Spanish colonial port of Puerto Cabello in present-day Venezuela.
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Battle of La Guaira
The Battle of La Guaira was a 1743 naval engagement off the Venezuelan port of La Guaira in which Spanish colonial forces repelled a British attack during the War of Jenkins' Ear.
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Battle of San Lorenzo
The Battle of San Lorenzo was an 1813 engagement in the Argentine War of Independence where José de San Martín led his newly formed cavalry regiment to a decisive victory over Spanish royalist forces.
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Battle of Nassau
The Battle of Nassau was a 1776 American Revolutionary War amphibious assault in the Bahamas, notable as one of the first major naval operations of the fledgling United States.
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Battle of Resaca de la Palma
The Battle of Resaca de la Palma was a key 1846 engagement in the Mexican–American War in which U.S. forces under General Zachary Taylor defeated Mexican troops near the Rio Grande, helping secure American control of northern Mexico.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Battle of El Caney Target entity description: The Battle of El Caney was a key engagement of the Spanish–American War in 1898, in which U.S. forces captured a heavily fortified Spanish position near Santiago de Cuba, helping pave the way for the city’s eventual surrender.
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A.
Battle of Puerto Cabello
The Battle of Puerto Cabello was an 18th-century naval and amphibious engagement in which British forces unsuccessfully attempted to seize the Spanish colonial port of Puerto Cabello in present-day Venezuela.
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B.
Battle of La Guaira
The Battle of La Guaira was a 1743 naval engagement off the Venezuelan port of La Guaira in which Spanish colonial forces repelled a British attack during the War of Jenkins' Ear.
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C.
Battle of San Lorenzo
The Battle of San Lorenzo was an 1813 engagement in the Argentine War of Independence where José de San Martín led his newly formed cavalry regiment to a decisive victory over Spanish royalist forces.
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Battle of Nassau
The Battle of Nassau was a 1776 American Revolutionary War amphibious assault in the Bahamas, notable as one of the first major naval operations of the fledgling United States.
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E.
Battle of Resaca de la Palma
The Battle of Resaca de la Palma was a key 1846 engagement in the Mexican–American War in which U.S. forces under General Zachary Taylor defeated Mexican troops near the Rio Grande, helping secure American control of northern Mexico.
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Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military engagement ⓘ |
| actualDuration | Lasted most of the day on 1898-07-01 ⓘ |
| artilleryUsed | U.S. field artillery ⓘ |
| associatedOperation | Operations against Santiago de Cuba ⓘ |
| attackingForce |
U.S. Army units
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Army Fifth Corps units
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| belligerent |
Spain
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| campaign |
Caribbean theater of the Spanish–American War
ⓘ
surface form:
Cuban campaign of the Spanish–American War
|
| casualties | Significant casualties on both sides ⓘ |
| combatantsNationality |
American
ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ |
| commander |
Brigadier General Joaquín Vara del Rey y Rubio
ⓘ
Henry W. Lawton ⓘ William R. Shafter ⓘ |
| commemoratedIn | Histories of the Spanish–American War ⓘ |
| conflict | Spanish–American War ⓘ |
| contributedTo | Negotiations leading to Spanish capitulation at Santiago ⓘ |
| countryAtLocation | Cuba ⓘ |
| date | 1898-07-01 ⓘ |
| defendingForce |
Spanish Army in Cuba
ⓘ
surface form:
Spanish Army garrison at El Caney
|
| followedBy | Tightening of U.S. siege of Santiago de Cuba ⓘ |
| fortifications |
Field entrenchments
ⓘ
Stone blockhouses ⓘ |
| front | Santiago front in Cuba ⓘ |
| geographicalContext | Northeast of Santiago de Cuba ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Late 19th century ⓘ |
| involvedBranch |
Spanish Army
ⓘ
United States Army ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Army
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| location | El Caney, near Santiago de Cuba, Cuba ⓘ |
| notableAspect | Stubborn Spanish defense despite being outnumbered ⓘ |
| notableFeature | Heavily fortified Spanish defensive position ⓘ |
| objective | Capture of Spanish defensive position at El Caney ⓘ |
| partOf |
Siege of Santiago
ⓘ
surface form:
Santiago campaign
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| plannedDurationByUS | Expected to last about two hours ⓘ |
| preceded | Siege operations around Santiago de Cuba ⓘ |
| relatedBattle | Battle of San Juan Hill ⓘ |
| result | United States victory ⓘ |
| spanishCommanderKilledInAction | Joaquín Vara del Rey y Rubio ⓘ |
| spanishDefensiveStrength | Outnumbered but well-entrenched Spanish defenders ⓘ |
| strategicOutcome | Contributed to the eventual surrender of Santiago de Cuba ⓘ |
| strategicSignificance | Helped open the way to Santiago de Cuba ⓘ |
| tacticalOutcome | Capture of El Caney by U.S. forces ⓘ |
| theater | Caribbean theater of the Spanish–American War ⓘ |
| typeOfWarfare | Infantry assault on fortified positions ⓘ |
| usForceComposition | Regular U.S. infantry regiments ⓘ |
| year | 1898 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of El Caney Description of subject: The Battle of El Caney was a key engagement of the Spanish–American War in 1898, in which U.S. forces captured a heavily fortified Spanish position near Santiago de Cuba, helping pave the way for the city’s eventual surrender.
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