• 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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    Cortés received a vision supposedly ordering him to Christianize Mexico. The settlement was host to the Battle of El Caney on 1 July 1898. Manuel Fernández...
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  • Gen José Toral y Velázquez San Juan Hill order of battle El Caney order of battle List of orders of battle Lee, Fitzhugh Cuba's Struggle Against Spain...
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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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    Americans won another engagement at El Caney the same day, with both battles highlighting the bravery and skill of the American/Cuban forces, as well as...
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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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    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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    Aguadores, San Juan Hill, Canosa, El Caney, and Fort El Viso, where a set of bloody battles would be waged on July 1. Many of the Spanish officers and soldiers...
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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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    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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  • 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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    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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  • 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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    San Juan Hill (category Hills of Cuba)
    the site. This event is known as the San Juan Hill Massacre.[citation needed] El Caney 20°01′N 75°48′W / 20.017°N 75.800°W / 20.017; -75.800 v t e...
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    place in Santiago, Guantánamo, Jiguaní, El Cobre, El Caney, and Alto Songo. The uprisings in the central part of the island, such as Ibarra, Jagüey Grande...
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    The Battle of Bear Valley was a small engagement fought in 1918 between a band of Yaquis and a detachment of United States Army soldiers. On January 9...
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    Adna Chaffee (category People of Ohio in the American Civil War)
    promoted to brigadier general of volunteers in May of that year, and in July after the victory at El Caney, to major general of volunteers. From late 1898...
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    The Second Battle of the Marne (French: Seconde Bataille de la Marne; 15 – 18 July 1918) was the last major German offensive on the Western Front during...
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    dangerous Civil War-style frontal assaults at the Battle of El Caney and Battle of San Juan Hill outside of Santiago. More than 200 U.S. soldiers were killed...
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    Edward Mann Lewis (category Honorary Knights Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George)
    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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    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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    Charles DuVal Roberts (category Recipients of the Order of Leopold II)
    States Army with the rank of Brigadier General. He received the Medal of Honor for valor in action on July 1, 1898, near El Caney, Cuba during Spanish–American...
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    one of the worst defeats ever suffered by the contemporary Spanish Army. Silvestre was born in El Caney in the Spanish Cuba to the second marriage of his...
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    The Battle of Ambos Nogales (The Battle of Both Nogales), or as it is known in Mexico La batalla del 27 de agosto (The Battle of 27 August), was an engagement...
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    Llanero (category Culture of Colombia)
    external branches attached to the bahareque are called caney. Cattle form an important part of Llanero culture. There are 12 million cattle on the llano...
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    James Anderson Irons (category American military personnel of the Spanish–American War)
    Spanish–American War, he participated in the Battle of El Caney, Battle of San Juan Hill, and the Siege of Santiago. In 1899, he sailed with his regiment...
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    historic battles of El Caney and San Juan Hill ended in victory for U.S. forces, opening up the approaches to Santiago itself. On the morning of 3 July...
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    order to secure a better outcome for the Ute raiders. The hostages were held by the Ute raiders for 23 days. Two of the women taken captive were of Meeker's...
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    George W. Kirkman (category Inmates of United States Disciplinary Barracks)
    Infantry." After the battle of El Caney, Lieutenant Kirkman remained in command of his Company through the siege and surrender of Santiago." On the way...
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    7th Infantry Regiment (United States) (category Wikipedia articles incorporating text from the United States Army Center of Military History)
    actions during the Civil War. The Seventh Infantry regiment fought at El Caney and San Juan Hill. The regiment has been associated with the Third Infantry...
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