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].
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”]