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.

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All labels observed (8)

Label	Occurrences
Siege of Santiago de Cuba	9
Santiago campaign	5
Battle of Santiago de Cuba	3
Siege of Santiago canonical	3
Santiago campaign of the Spanish–American War	2
Battle of Santiago de Cuba (land operations around the harbor)	1
blockade of Santiago de Cuba	1
siege of Santiago de Cuba	1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battle ⓘ event in the Spanish–American War ⓘ military siege ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Siege of Santiago ⓘ surface form: Siege of Santiago de Cuba
belligerent	Spanish Empire ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
cause	U.S. intervention in Cuban War of Independence ⓘ
combatant	Spanish Army in Cuba ⓘ V Corps (United States) ⓘ surface form: 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 R. Shafter ⓘ surface form: 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. Military Government in Cuba ⓘ surface form: U.S. occupation of Santiago de Cuba evacuation of Spanish troops from Santiago region ⓘ
partOf	Caribbean theater of the Spanish–American War ⓘ surface form: 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 (25)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Spanish–American War → majorBattle → Siege of Santiago ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of Santiago de Cuba

Spanish–American War → majorBattle → Siege of Santiago ⓘ

William T. Sampson → conflict → Siege of Santiago ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of Santiago de Cuba

William T. Sampson → knownFor → Siege of Santiago ⓘ

this entity surface form: blockade of Santiago de Cuba

William R. Shafter → notableEvent → Siege of Santiago ⓘ

this entity surface form: Siege of Santiago de Cuba

Pascual Cervera y Topete → notableFor → Siege of Santiago ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of Santiago de Cuba

Battle of San Juan Hill → partOf → Siege of Santiago ⓘ

this entity surface form: Santiago campaign

Battle of San Juan Hill → followedBy → Siege of Santiago ⓘ

this entity surface form: Siege of Santiago de Cuba

Siege of Santiago → alsoKnownAs → Siege of Santiago ⓘ

this entity surface form: Siege of Santiago de Cuba

U.S. Army forces in Cuba during the Spanish–American War → campaign → Siege of Santiago ⓘ

this entity surface form: Santiago campaign

U.S. Army forces in Cuba during the Spanish–American War → engagement → Siege of Santiago ⓘ

this entity surface form: Siege of Santiago de Cuba

U.S. Army forces in Cuba during the Spanish–American War → engagement → Siege of Santiago ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of Santiago de Cuba (land operations around the harbor)

Caribbean theater of the Spanish–American War → hasMajorEvent → Siege of Santiago ⓘ

United States Army expeditionary force → notableEngagement → Siege of Santiago ⓘ

this entity surface form: Siege of Santiago de Cuba

Battle of El Caney → partOf → Siege of Santiago ⓘ

this entity surface form: Santiago campaign

24th U.S. Infantry Regiment → tookPartIn → Siege of Santiago ⓘ

this entity surface form: Santiago campaign

Spanish Army in Cuba → engagement → Siege of Santiago ⓘ

this entity surface form: Siege of Santiago de Cuba

José Toral y Velázquez → notableEvent → Siege of Santiago ⓘ

this entity surface form: siege of Santiago de Cuba

Battle of Las Guasimas → campaign → Siege of Santiago ⓘ

this entity surface form: Santiago campaign

Battle of Las Guasimas → relatedTo → Siege of Santiago ⓘ

this entity surface form: Siege of Santiago de Cuba

Henry Ware Lawton → battle → Siege of Santiago ⓘ

this entity surface form: Siege of Santiago de Cuba

San Juan Hill → partOfCampaign → Siege of Santiago ⓘ

this entity surface form: Santiago campaign of the Spanish–American War

Siboney, Cuba → partOfHistoricalTheater → Siege of Santiago ⓘ

this entity surface form: Santiago campaign of the Spanish–American War

Fifth Army Corps → notableEngagement → Siege of Santiago ⓘ

Landing at Siboney → followedBy → Siege of Santiago ⓘ

this entity surface form: Siege of Santiago de Cuba