Battle of the San Juan Hills
GPTKB entity
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
battle
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| gptkbp:aftermath |
Increased_U.S._military_presence_in_the_Caribbean
U.S._control_of_Cuba |
| gptkbp:casualties |
Approximately 1,000 Spanish casualties
Approximately 1,500 American casualties |
| gptkbp:celebrates |
Various monuments and memorials in honor of the battle
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| gptkbp:combatants |
gptkb:Spain
gptkb:United_States |
| gptkbp:commander |
gptkb:William_R._Shafter
gptkb:Arsenio_Linares_y_Pombo |
| gptkbp:date |
July 1, 1898
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| gptkbp:followedBy |
Siege of Santiago de Cuba
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| gptkbp:historicalContext |
Part_of_the_larger_conflict_between_the_U.S._and_Spain_over_Cuban_independence
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Battle of the San Juan Hills
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| gptkbp:impact |
Led to the Treaty of Paris (1898)
Contributed_to_the_emergence_of_the_U.S._as_a_world_power |
| gptkbp:legacy |
Influenced_U.S._foreign_policy_in_Latin_America
Symbol_of_American_military_valor |
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:San_Juan_Heights,_Cuba
|
| gptkbp:media |
Covered_extensively_by_American_newspapers
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| gptkbp:notablePerson |
gptkb:Leonard_Wood
gptkb:Theodore_Roosevelt |
| gptkbp:partOf |
gptkb:Spanish–American_War
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| gptkbp:precededBy |
Battle of El Caney
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| gptkbp:result |
American_victory
|
| gptkbp:significance |
Key_battle_in_the_capture_of_Santiago_de_Cuba
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| gptkbp:tactics |
gptkb:Assault_on_San_Juan_Heights
Spanish_defensive_positions_on_hills Use_of_cover_and_elevation_by_American_forces |