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    The Battle of El Caney was fought on July 1, 1898, during the Spanish-American War. 600 Spanish soldiers held for twelve hours, until they ran out of ammunition...
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  • The following units and commanders of the U.S. and Spanish armies fought at the Battle of El Caney during the Spanish–American War on July 1, 1898. MG...
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    El Caney (also Caney) is a small village six kilometers (four miles) to the northeast of Santiago, Cuba. "Caney" means longhouse in Taíno. It was known...
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    unexpectedly heavy resistance in the battle of El Caney. The Americans, aided by Cuban insurgents, immediately began the Siege of Santiago, which surrendered just...
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  • after two battles at San Juan Hill and Kettle Hill, which was preceded by a smaller battle on the San Juan Hill's right flank at El Caney. The Spanish...
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  • 2nd Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment (1898) (category Military units and formations of the United States in the Spanish–American War)
    in Cuba, and the only volunteer unit at the Battle of El Caney. The regiment participated in the Siege of Santiago until the city surrendered, spent several...
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    Battles of El Caney and San Juan Hill on July 1 and the destroying the fleet at and capturing Santiago de Cuba on July 17. On June 20, the island of Guam...
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    Henry Ware Lawton (category American Civil War recipients of the Medal of Honor)
    and his generals agreed that El Caney would require no more than two hours to take. In the following Battle of El Caney, Lawton's division suffered heavy...
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  • "The Storming of El Caney" is a descriptive musical work by Russell Alexander. It is frequently performed at a galop tempo, and has been recorded by bands...
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    Heights. In the charge at the Battle of San Juan Hill U.S. forces captured the Spanish position. At the Battle of El Caney the same day, U.S. forces took...
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    William Rufus Shafter (category American Civil War recipients of the Medal of Honor)
    parent formation) to attack El Caney while his 2nd Division and the Cavalry Division would attack the heights south of El Caney known as San Juan Hill. Originally...
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    main area of the conflict, Santiago de Cuba. They fought in the Battle of El Caney under General Joaquín Vara del Rey. During the Spanish War of Independence...
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    Hotchkiss gun (category Artillery of France)
    again in Cuba at the Battle of Las Guasimas, the Battle of El Caney and the attack on San Juan Hill during the Spanish–American War of 1898. The Hotchkiss...
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    Edward Mann Lewis (category Members of the Sons of the American Revolution)
    Heights. In the charge at the Battle of San Juan Hill U.S. forces captured the Spanish position. At the Battle of El Caney the same day, U.S. forces took...
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    Henry Tureman Allen (category American military personnel of the Spanish–American War)
    Spanish–American War in the Battle of El Caney. He was then stationed to the Philippines to serve as military governor of Leyte in 1901. Eventually he...
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    Omar Bundy (category Commanders of the Legion of Honour)
    part in Spanish–American War combat in Cuba as a participant in the Battle of El Caney, for which he received the Silver Star. His continued career included...
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    George H. Roach (category People of the Great Sioux War of 1876)
    At the outbreak of the Spanish–American War in 1898, Roach's regiment deployed to Cuba and participated in the battles of El Caney and San Juan Hill...
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    Tex O'Reilly (category American military personnel of the Spanish–American War)
    witnessed action in The Battle of El Caney. The battle was a failure for the American side and O'Reilly described the chaos the battle degenerated into. Shelling...
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  • (w) Gen José Toral y Velázquez El Caney order of battle Wheeler was the senior most front line commander during the battle Santiago Campaign, 1898 by Joseph...
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    10th Cavalry Regiment (United States) (category Cavalry regiments of the United States Army)
    Battle of Rattlesnake Springs 1918 – Battle of Bear Valley Spanish–American War Battle of Las Guasimas Battle of Tayacoba Battle of El Caney Battle of...
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  • Lists of battles Before 301 301–1300 1301–1600 1601–1800 1801–1900 1901–2000 2001–current Naval Sieges See also List of Napoleonic Battles Battles of the...
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    Otho B. Rosenbaum (category American military personnel of the Spanish–American War)
    Spanish–American War in 1898 and received the Citation Star for heroism at the Battle of El Caney. When the army created the Silver Star, his Citation Star was converted...
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    24th Infantry Regiment (United States) (category Wikipedia articles incorporating text from the United States Army Center of Military History)
    the Spanish El Viso fortress in the Battle of El Caney. At the climactic Battle of San Juan Hill under the command of Emerson H. Liscum, supported by intensive...
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    Rough Riders (category Cavalry regiments of the United States Army)
    Heights. In the charge at the Battle of San Juan Hill U.S. forces captured the Spanish position. At the Battle of El Caney the same day, U.S. forces took...
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    withdraws. Battle of El Caney: 520 Spanish Army soldiers under the command of Brigadier General Joaquín Vara del Rey y Rubio hold off 6,653 men of Fifth Army...
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    Fort Moultrie (category Military installations of the Confederate States of America)
    was named for 1st Lieutenant Henry McCorkle of the 25th US Infantry Regiment, killed in the Battle of El Caney in the Spanish–American War. Battery Lord...
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  • list of orders of battle, which list the known military units that were located within the field of operations for a battle or campaign. The battles are...
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  • Oscar Brookin (category Spanish–American War recipients of the Medal of Honor)
    the Spanish–American War. He received the Medal of Honor for his actions during the Battle of El Caney. Brookin joined the army from Milwaukee, Wisconsin...
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    2nd Cavalry Regiment (United States) (category Military units and formations of the Great Sioux War of 1876)
    the 2nd Cavalry fought at the Battle of El Caney, the Battle of San Juan Hill, the Battle of the Aguadores, and the Siege of Santiago. During the armistice...
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    4th Infantry Regiment (United States) (category Military units and formations of the Great Sioux War of 1876)
    Landing at Daiquiri, the regiment participated in the Battle of El Caney and the occupation of Santiago. Fever decimated the command and the campaign...
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