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Battle of San Juan Hill

When: July 1, 1898
Where: San Juan Heights near Santiago de Cuba
Part of: Spanish–American War campaign of summer 1898: Cuba, Puerto Rico and Manila

U.S. forces under Shafter defeated Spanish troops at San Juan Hill on July 1, 1898, aiding the Siege of Santiago.

The battle was fought between an American force under William Rufus Shafter and Joseph Wheeler against a Spanish force led by Arsenio Linares y Pombo. The Americans, aided by Cuban insurgents, immediately began the Siege of Santiago, which surrendered just over two weeks later.

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