An engagement at Siboney eventually led to a battle at Kettle Hill, which led to the capture of Santiago.
In this war, an advance guard under Joseph Wheeler engaged the enemy at Las Guasimas, and the largest force in this war was commanded by William Shafter, whose weight and gout forced him to observe the battle of El Caney from a distance. An engagement at Siboney eventually led to a battle at Kettle Hill, which led to the capture of Santiago. For 10 points, name this "splendid little war" with engagements at Guam, the Philippines, and Cuba that launched the career of Teddy Roosevelt, and was incited by the sinking of the USS Maine in Havana Harbor in 1898.
In this war, an advance guard under Joseph Wheeler engaged the enemy at Las Guasimas, and the largest force in this war was commanded by William Shafter, whose weight and gout forced him to observe the battle of El Caney from a distance.
{Spanish American} War