Battle of El Caney

The Battle of El Caney was fought on July 1, 1898, during the Spanish-American War. 600 Spanish soldiers held for twelve hours, until they ran out of ammunition, against Henry W. Lawton's 5th US Division, made up of 6,899 men. This action temporarily delayed the American advance on the San Juan Hills, as had been requested of General William Rufus Shafter. Nevertheless, American forces advanced on San Juan Hill the same day. Though encountering spirited resistance similar to El Caney, the Americans were ultimately victorious, culminating in the capitulation of the Spanish garrison.

MainTimelineWikipediaGalleryBibliographyTableSearch

1898  Wikimedia, Wikidata
Spain under the Restoration, battle, United States, 

​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​

Location: 20.0558, -75.7667, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
10 places

Loading map...

• 

  ⓘ
  

1898-07-01T00:00:00Z

1898-07-01T00:00:00Z

1898 Battle of El Caney

1748-04-09T00:00:00Z

1748-04-09T00:00:00Z

1748 Battle of Santiago de Cuba

1895-05-19T00:00:00Z

1895-05-19T00:00:00Z

1895 Battle of Dos Ríos

1898-06-24T00:00:00Z

1898-06-24T00:00:00Z

1898 Battle of Las Guasimas

1898-07-01T00:00:00Z

1898-07-01T00:00:00Z

1898 Battle of San Juan Hill

1898-07-03T00:00:00Z

1898-07-03T00:00:00Z

1898 Battle of Santiago de Cuba

1898-07-03T00:00:00Z

1898-07-17T00:00:00Z

1898 Siege of Santiago

1953-07-26T00:00:00Z

1953-07-26T00:00:00Z

1953 Attack on the Moncada Barracks

1956-11-30T00:00:00Z

1956-11-30T00:00:00Z

1956 Santiago de Cuba Uprising

{"selectable":false,"showCurrentTime":false,"width":"100%","zoomMin":100000000000}

Frameless

Charge on El Caney

Spanish earthworks and trenches at El Caney

Refugees at El Caney waiting for Red Cross food, 1898

ElCaney

Christy - The Capture of El Caney

Capron's battery firing on the stone fort at El Caney, Cuba, 1898 LCCN2002714492

Charge on El Caney--Twenty-Fifth Infantry

Hero tales of the American soldier and sailor as told by the heroes themselves and their comrades; the unwritten history of American chivalry (1899) (14597217220)

Deeds of valor - how America's heroes won the medal of honor - personal reminiscences and records of officers and enlisted men who were awarded the congressional medal of honor for most conspicuous (14771134882)

Ruins of stone fort (3796303914)

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1748	Battle of Santiago de Cuba	Kingdom of Great Britain, naval battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1895	Battle of Dos Ríos	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1898	Battle of Las Guasimas	United States, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1898	Battle of El Caney	United States, battle, Spain under the Restoration	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1898	Battle of San Juan Hill	Spain, United States, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1898	Battle of Santiago de Cuba	battle, William Thomas Sampson, Pascual Cervera y Topete, Winfield Scott Schley	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1898	Siege of Santiago	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1953	Attack on the Moncada Barracks	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1956	Santiago de Cuba Uprising	rebellion, 26th of July Movement, Republic of Cuba	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Merrimac	steamship	Wikidata
site	fort		Castillo de San Pedro de la Roca	fortress	Wikidata
commons	image		Charge on El Caney		Commons
commons	image		Spanish earthworks and trenches at El Caney		Commons
commons	image		Refugees at El Caney waiting for Red Cross food, 1898		Commons
commons	image		ElCaney		Commons
commons	image		Christy - The Capture of El Caney		Commons
commons	image		Capron's battery firing on the stone fort at El Caney, Cuba, 1898 LCCN2002714492		Commons
commons	image		Charge on El Caney--Twenty-Fifth Infantry		Commons
commons	image		Hero tales of the American soldier and sailor as told by the heroes themselves and their comrades; the unwritten history of American chivalry (1899) (14597217220)		Commons
commons	image		Deeds of valor - how America's heroes won the medal of honor - personal reminiscences and records of officers and enlisted men who were awarded the congressional medal of honor for most conspicuous (14771134882)		Commons
commons	image		Ruins of stone fort (3796303914)		Commons