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- 1. a hill near Santiago de Cuba, in eastern Cuba, the scene of a July 1898 battle during the Spanish-American War.
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The Battle of San Juan Hill, also known as the Battle for the San Juan Heights, was a major battle of the Spanish–American War fought between an American force under the command of William Rufus Shafter and Joseph Wheeler against a Spanish force led by Arsenio Linares y Pombo. The battle proved to be one of the most significant battles of the war and, along with the Siege of Santiago, a decisive b... Wikipedia