Siege of Santiago

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battle event in the Spanish–American War military siege

The Siege of Santiago was a decisive 1898 U.S. campaign in Cuba that trapped and forced the surrender of Spanish forces, effectively ending major combat in the Spanish–American War.

Aliases (5)

Siege of Santiago de Cuba ×4
Battle of Santiago de Cuba ×3
Santiago campaign ×2
Battle of Santiago de Cuba (land operations around the harbor) ×1
blockade of Santiago de Cuba ×1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battle → event in the Spanish–American War → military siege →
alsoKnownAs	Siege of Santiago de Cuba →
belligerent	Spanish Empire → United States →
cause	U.S. intervention in Cuban War of Independence →
combatant	Spanish Army in Cuba → U.S. V Corps →
combatantStrength	Spanish garrison of Santiago → United States Army expeditionary force →
commander	Arsenio Linares y Pombo → Joseph Wheeler → José Toral y Velázquez → William Rufus Shafter →
conflict	Spanish–American War →
country	Cuba →
dateOfSurrender	1898-07-17 →
endDate	1898-07-17 →
followedBy	negotiations leading to the Protocol of Peace of 1898 → surrender of Santiago garrison →
historicalPeriod	late 19th century →
involves	land operations → naval operations →
location	Santiago de Cuba →
objective	capture of Santiago de Cuba → destruction or neutralization of Spanish forces in eastern Cuba →
outcome	U.S. occupation of Santiago de Cuba → evacuation of Spanish troops from Santiago region →
partOf	Cuban campaign of the Spanish–American War → U.S. Caribbean strategy against Spain in 1898 →
placeOfSurrender	Santiago de Cuba →
precededBy	Battle of El Caney → Battle of San Juan Hill →
result	decisive United States victory → end of major land combat in the Spanish–American War → surrender of Spanish forces in Santiago de Cuba →
significance	contributed directly to the collapse of Spanish resistance in Cuba → helped force Spain to seek an armistice → marked the effective end of large-scale operations in the Spanish–American War →
startDate	1898-07-03 →
supportedBy	Cuban insurgents → United States Navy →
tactic	encirclement of Spanish land forces → naval blockade of Santiago harbor →
theater	Caribbean theater of the Spanish–American War →

Referenced by (13)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
U.S. Army forces in Cuba during the Spanish–American War ("Siege of Santiago de Cuba") → U.S. Army forces in Cuba during the Spanish–American War ("Battle of Santiago de Cuba (land operations around the harbor)") →	engagement
Spanish–American War ("Battle of Santiago de Cuba") → Spanish–American War →	majorBattle
Siege of Santiago ("Siege of Santiago de Cuba") →	alsoKnownAs
U.S. Army forces in Cuba during the Spanish–American War ("Santiago campaign") →	campaign
William T. Sampson ("Battle of Santiago de Cuba") →	conflict
Battle of San Juan Hill ("Siege of Santiago de Cuba") →	followedBy
Caribbean theater of the Spanish–American War →	hasMajorEvent
William T. Sampson ("blockade of Santiago de Cuba") →	knownFor
William R. Shafter ("Siege of Santiago de Cuba") →	notableEvent
Pascual Cervera y Topete ("Battle of Santiago de Cuba") →	notableFor
Battle of San Juan Hill ("Santiago campaign") →	partOf