Capture of Guam

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event in the Spanish–American War military operation

The Capture of Guam was a brief and nearly bloodless 1898 U.S. naval operation during the Spanish–American War that resulted in the American seizure of the Spanish-held island of Guam in the western Pacific.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
United States capture of Guam	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	event in the Spanish–American War ⓘ military operation ⓘ
belligerent	Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
cause	outbreak of the Spanish–American War ⓘ
characteristic	brief ⓘ nearly bloodless ⓘ
colonialContext	transition from Spanish to American colonial rule in the Pacific ⓘ
colonialPowerBefore	Spanish Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ
commander	Henry Glass NERFINISHED ⓘ Juan Marina de la Portilla NERFINISHED ⓘ
conflict	Spanish–American War ⓘ
countryGainingControl	United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryLosingControl	Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ
date	June 20, 1898 ⓘ
effect	beginning of American administration of Guam ⓘ end of Spanish colonial rule on Guam ⓘ
followedBy	Treaty of Paris (1898) NERFINISHED ⓘ
governingPowerAfter	United States Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalEra	Age of Imperialism NERFINISHED ⓘ
involvedShip	USS Baltimore NERFINISHED ⓘ USS Boston NERFINISHED ⓘ USS Charleston NERFINISHED ⓘ USS Concord NERFINISHED ⓘ USS Petrel NERFINISHED ⓘ
legalConsequence	cession of Guam to the United States by Spain ⓘ
location	Guam NERFINISHED ⓘ western Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ
method	naval demonstration ⓘ
militaryBranchInvolved	United States Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ
militaryTheater	Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ
noCombatDeaths	true ⓘ
notableAspect	Spanish forces surrendered without resistance ⓘ Spanish garrison was unaware that war had been declared ⓘ
occupationBegan	1898 ⓘ
partOf	Pacific theater of the Spanish–American War NERFINISHED ⓘ
precededBy	declaration of war by the United States on Spain in 1898 ⓘ
region	Micronesia NERFINISHED ⓘ
relatedEvent	Battle of Manila Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ Philippine–American War NERFINISHED ⓘ
result	American victory ⓘ seizure of Guam by the United States ⓘ
strategicSignificance	established Guam as a U.S. naval coaling and communication station ⓘ
subsequentStatus	unincorporated territory of the United States ⓘ
territoryInvolved	island of Guam ⓘ
typeOfEngagement	unopposed landing ⓘ
year	1898 ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

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

Pacific theater of the Spanish–American War → hasPart → Capture of Guam ⓘ

Pacific theater of the Spanish–American War → notableEngagement → Capture of Guam ⓘ

Marianas campaign → result → Capture of Guam ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States capture of Guam