Philippine naval operations
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Philippine naval operations were the series of U.S. and Spanish naval engagements around the Philippine Islands during the Spanish–American War, most notably including the decisive Battle of Manila Bay.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Philippine naval operations canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military campaign
ⓘ
naval operation ⓘ |
| areaOfOperations |
Luzon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Manila Bay approaches ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Spain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| commandedBy | George Dewey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Spanish–American War ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
collapse of Spanish colonial rule in the Philippines
ⓘ
rise of the United States as a Pacific naval power ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| endTime | 1898-08 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Philippine–American War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
U.S. occupation of Manila NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Battle of Manila Bay
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
U.S. naval support to the capture of Manila ⓘ blockade of Manila NERFINISHED ⓘ operations against Spanish naval forces at Cavite ⓘ |
| historicalContext | age of imperialism ⓘ |
| involvedForce |
Spanish Navy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Cavite
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Manila Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ Philippine Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ Subic Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCommander | George Dewey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEngagement | Battle of Manila Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableShip |
Reina Cristina
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
USS Olympia (C-6) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| objective |
neutralize Spanish naval power in the Philippines
ⓘ
secure control of Manila Bay ⓘ |
| opponentCountry | Kingdom of Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Patricio Montojo y Pasarón NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Pacific theater of the Spanish–American War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | U.S. Asiatic Squadron deployment to Hong Kong NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
Treaty of Paris (1898)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
declaration of war between the United States and Spain (1898) ⓘ |
| result |
U.S. naval control of Manila Bay
ⓘ
decisive United States naval victory ⓘ destruction of the main Spanish Pacific Squadron ⓘ isolation of Spanish garrison in Manila ⓘ |
| startTime | 1898-04 ⓘ |
| strategy |
blockade and bombardment of Spanish-held positions
ⓘ
offensive naval action against anchored Spanish fleet ⓘ |
| supported | operations of Filipino revolutionary forces around Manila ⓘ |
| theater | Philippine theater of the Spanish–American War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late 19th century ⓘ |
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