FTP, identify this battle of 1898, in which Spain was defeated by a force led by Admiral Dewey, clearing the way for American occupation of the Philippines.
On April 27, four days before the battle, a squadron of four cruisers and two gunboats left Mirs Bay in China.  After destroying the fleet which had been laying off Cavite Point, the Americans settled into a blockade which ended in August, when General Wesley Merritt received the surrender.  FTP, identify this battle of 1898, in which Spain was defeated by a force led by Admiral Dewey, clearing the way for American occupation of the Philippines.
On April 27, four days before the battle, a squadron of four cruisers and two gunboats left Mirs Bay in China.  
the battle of Manila Bay