Only one American sailor died at a major victory for George Dewey in this war.
This war was instigated by the "reconcentration" tactics of Valeriano "Butcher" Weyler. Only one American sailor died at a major victory for George Dewey in this war. The losing side ceded (*) Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines to the United States after this "splendid little war." An explosion on the USS Maine in Havana sparked, for 10 points, what 1898 war in which Teddy Roosevelt's Rough Riders fought in Cuba against their parent country?
This war was instigated by the "reconcentration" tactics of Valeriano "Butcher" Weyler.
Spanish-American War