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The American Asiatic Squadron under Commodore George Dewey engaged and destroyed the Spanish Pacific Squadron under Contraalmirante ( Rear admiral) Patricio Montojo. The battle took place in Manila Bay in the Philippines, and was the first major engagement of the Spanish–American War.
Apr 24, 2024 · The American victory at the Battle of Manila Bay was complete. All the Spanish ships were sunk or destroyed, and the damage done to Dewey’s Asiatic Squadron was negligible. Moreover, the annihilation of the Spanish fleet signaled the end of Spanish rule in the Philippines.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Nov 9, 2009 · On May 1, 1898, at Manila Bay in the Philippines, the U.S. Asiatic Squadron destroyed the Spanish Pacific fleet in the first major battle of the Spanish-American War (April-August 1898).
In the Battle of Manila Bay on 1 May 1898, the squadron destroyed the Spanish fleet in the Philippines, and effectively took control of Manila Bay. Eight Spanish ships were sunk and over 150 killed while the Americans suffered only slight damage.
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May 1, 2011 · U.S. Commodore George Dewey, in command of the seven-warship U.S. Asiatic Squadron anchored north of Hong Kong, was ordered to “capture or destroy” the Spanish Pacific fleet, which was known to be in the coastal waters of the Spanish-controlled Philippines.
The destruction of the Spanish fleet in Manila Bay and the reduction of the harbor forts allowed the US squadron to blockade the Spanish capital in the Philippines. However, foreign warships lingered in the area. Some 10,000 nationalist Filipino forces, led by Gen Emilio Aguinaldo, completed the landward investment of the city.
George Dewey ’s Asiatic Squadron sailed into Manila Bay and completely destroyed the Spanish fleet in the Pacific, losing not a single man or vessel. The victory at Manila lay at the feet of...
