This battle began as the Asiatic Squadron,   led by the USS Olympia, opened fire on Admiral Montojo's fleet, once Captain Gridley was told he  "may fire when you are ready".
The night before this battle, an enemy gun battery fired upon the USS McCulloch  when its smokestacks   accidentally flared up. This battle ended after the USS Baltimore  destroyed a gun battery at Sangley  Point in order to expose a fort at Cavite [kah-VEE-tay]. This battle began as the Asiatic Squadron,   led by the USS Olympia, opened fire on Admiral Montojo's fleet, once Captain Gridley was told he  "may fire when you are ready". Name this opening battle of the Spanish- American War in which  Commodore Dewey decisively defeated a fleet near the Philippine capital.
The night before this battle, an enemy gun battery fired upon the USS McCulloch  when its smokestacks   accidentally flared up.
Battle of {Manila Bay} [accept Batalla de Cavite before “Cavite”; do not accept “Battle of Manila”]