U.S. Army forces in Cuba during the Spanish–American War

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expeditionary force military formation

U.S. Army forces in Cuba during the Spanish–American War were the American expeditionary troops deployed to invade and defeat Spanish forces on the island, culminating in key battles such as San Juan Hill and the siege of Santiago de Cuba.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	expeditionary force ⓘ military formation ⓘ
branch	United States Army artillery ⓘ United States Cavalry ⓘ surface form: United States Army cavalry Infantry Branch ⓘ surface form: United States Army infantry
campaign	Siege of Santiago ⓘ surface form: Santiago campaign
commander	William R. Shafter ⓘ
conflict	Spanish–American War ⓘ
consequence	U.S. military occupation of Cuba ⓘ evacuation of Spanish forces from Cuba ⓘ surrender of Santiago de Cuba ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
diseaseImpact	heavy casualties from yellow fever and tropical diseases ⓘ
endTime	1898-08 ⓘ
engagement	Battle of El Caney ⓘ Battle of Las Guasimas ⓘ Battle of San Juan Hill ⓘ surface form: Battle of San Juan Heights Battle of San Juan Hill ⓘ Siege of Santiago ⓘ surface form: Battle of Santiago de Cuba (land operations around the harbor) Siege of Santiago ⓘ surface form: Siege of Santiago de Cuba
historicalSignificance	marked emergence of the United States as a colonial power ⓘ
landingSite	Daiquirí, Cuba ⓘ Siboney, Cuba ⓘ
logisticalBase	Tampa, Florida ⓘ
notableCommander	Henry W. Lawton ⓘ Joseph Wheeler ⓘ Samuel S. Sumner ⓘ Theodore Roosevelt ⓘ
notableFeature	fought in tropical jungle and hill terrain ⓘ included both regulars and volunteer units ⓘ
objective	capture Santiago de Cuba ⓘ defeat Spanish forces in Cuba ⓘ support Cuban insurgents ⓘ
opponent	Spanish Army in Cuba ⓘ surface form: Spanish Army forces in Cuba
partOf	United States Army ⓘ Ground forces ⓘ surface form: United States land forces
result	decisive American victory in Cuba campaign ⓘ
startTime	1898-06 ⓘ
strengthEstimate	approximately 17,000 troops at Santiago ⓘ
subordinateUnit	1st United States Volunteer Cavalry ⓘ surface form: 1st U.S. Volunteer Cavalry (Rough Riders) Fifth Army Corps ⓘ U.S. artillery units ⓘ U.S. cavalry regiments ⓘ regular U.S. infantry regiments ⓘ
supportedBy	Cuban rebel forces ⓘ North Atlantic Squadron ⓘ surface form: U.S. Navy North Atlantic Squadron
theaterOfOperations	Cuba ⓘ
treatyOutcome	Treaty of Paris (1898) ⓘ

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