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Bombardment of San Juan

Bombardment of San Juan was a battle fought in 1898 at San Juan, in what is now Puerto Rico. It was part of the Spanish–American War. The recorded result: Spanish Victory.

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Fought1898
WhereSan Juan, Puerto Rico18.406N, 66.064W
OutcomeSpanish Victory.
BelligerentsSpainagainstUnited States
Part ofSpanish–American War1898

Where it sits in the Spanish–American War

Capture of Guam, 1898Action of 25 April 1898, 1898Battle of Manila Bay, 1898First Battle of Cárdenas, 1898Battle of Cienfuegos, 1898Bombardment of San Juan, 1898Battle of Guantánamo Bay, 1898Second Battle of San Juan, 1898Battle of Las Guásimas, 1898Third Battle of San Juan, 1898First Battle of Manzanillo, 1898Battle of San Juan Hill, 1898Battle of El Caney, 1898Second Battle of Manzanillo, 1898Third Battle of Manzanillo, 1898Battle of Nipe Bay, 1898Battle of Fajardo, 1898Battle of Manila, 189818981898Bombardment of San Juan, 1898
18 placed engagements of the Spanish–American War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1898 (year precision)
to 1898
PlaceSan Juan, Puerto Rico
18.406N, 66.064W
KindBattle, nineteenth century
StrengthLand: 2,500 infantry; 29 artillery pieces; 1 castle; 2 forts; 1 shore battery; Sea: 2 gunboats2 battleships; 1 armoured cruiser; 2 unprotected cruisers; 1 auxiliary cruiser; 2 monitors; 1 torpedo boat; 1 collier; 2 yachts
Casualties and losses2 killed; 38 wounded; 1 castle damaged; 2 forts damaged; 1 shore battery damaged2 killed; 7 wounded; 1 battleship damaged; 1 cruiser damaged; 5 civilians killed; 18 civilians wounded
Commanders
  • Manuel Macías y Casado
  • William T. Sampson
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Bombardment of San Juan is one of 3,694 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 3 in present-day Puerto Rico.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2909610, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Bombardment of San Juan, revision 1376306124, read 2026-11-15, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.