Landing at Daiquirí

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Landing at Daiquirí was a key 1898 U.S. amphibious operation in Cuba that helped open the campaign against Spanish forces during the Spanish–American War.

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Landing at Daiquirí canonical 2
Daiquirí landing 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf amphibious landing ⓘ
military operation ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Daiquirí landing ⓘ
belligerent Spanish Army ⓘ
United States Army ⓘ
United States Navy ⓘ
campaign Santiago campaign ⓘ
casualties Spanish defensive positions disrupted before landing ⓘ
relatively light U.S. casualties ⓘ
commander Admiral William T. Sampson ⓘ
linked to: William T. Sampson

Rear Admiral Winfield Scott Schley ⓘ
William R. Shafter ⓘ
conflict Spanish–American War ⓘ
continent North America ⓘ
countryInvolved Spain ⓘ
United States ⓘ
date 1898-06-22 ⓘ
followedBy Battle of Las Guasimas ⓘ
U.S. advance toward Santiago de Cuba ⓘ
forcesInvolved Spanish coastal defenders ⓘ
U.S. V Corps ⓘ
U.S. transport fleet ⓘ
location Daiquirí, Cuba ⓘ
militaryBranchInvolved United States Army infantry units ⓘ
United States Navy warships ⓘ
objective establish beachhead in eastern Cuba ⓘ
open land campaign against Spanish forces near Santiago de Cuba ⓘ
opposingCommander Spanish local commanders in Santiago province ⓘ
partOf Cuban campaign of the Spanish–American War ⓘ
preparation coordination with Cuban rebel forces ashore ⓘ
naval reconnaissance of Cuban coast ⓘ
relatedEvent Landing at Siboney ⓘ
relatedPlace Siboney, Cuba ⓘ
result United States victory ⓘ
successful U.S. landing ⓘ
significance contributed to isolation of Spanish forces in Santiago de Cuba ⓘ
demonstrated U.S. capability for large-scale amphibious operations ⓘ
helped secure a foothold for U.S. forces in Cuba ⓘ
key early step in campaign leading to Battle of San Juan Hill ⓘ
strategicGoal support blockade and eventual capture of Santiago de Cuba ⓘ
supportedBy Cuban insurgents ⓘ
tacticalFeature coordination between U.S. Army and U.S. Navy ⓘ
naval bombardment of Spanish positions ⓘ
use of small boats to ferry troops ashore ⓘ
theater Caribbean theater of the Spanish–American War ⓘ
year 1898 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Landing at Daiquirí → alsoKnownAs → Daiquirí landing ⓘ
linked to: Landing at Daiquirí
Landing at Siboney → relatedEvent → Landing at Daiquirí ⓘ