Wars and Military Conflicts
The Philippine RevolutionYears of Involvement:
1896-1898 Reasons why the U.S. fought: Offered our limited support to the rebels. Leaders: Andrés Bonifacio Emilio Aguinaldo George Dewey Casualties: Unknown. After the war: The Spanish-American War began. Wounded Knee MassacreYears of Involvement:
1890 Reasons why the U.S. fought: The 7th Cavalry Regiment went to disarm the Lakota Indians, located on the Lakota Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota. A deaf Indian was reluctant to give up his gun because he had paid a lot for it, so in the resulting scuffle a shot went off and things went crazy from all sides. Turning points: It was a one day event. December 29, 1890. Leaders: USA: James W. Forsyth Lakota: Spotted Elk Casualties: USA: 25 Lakota: 300 (200 women and children) |
Spanish-American WarYears of Involvement:
1998 Reasons why the U.S. fought: The mysterious syncing of the U.S.S., many jumped to the conclusion that the Spanish were at fault. Political pressure, mainly from the Democratic party, pushed McKinley into declaring war. Turning points: The Battle of Las Guasimas opened the eyes of the Americans that they were going about attack methods the wrong way. America created a blockade at the San Juan Bay. The U.S. required information and maps on the Spanish military thanks to Lt. Henry H. Whitney, who was sent on a reconnaissance mission to Puerto Rico. Many troops had to leave Cuba because of the spread of Yellow Fever. Leaders: USA: William McKinley Nelson A. Miles Theodore Roosevelt William R. Shafter George Dewey William Sampson Wesley Merritt Joseph Wheeler Spain: Maria Christina Práxedes Sagasta Patricio Montojo Pascual Cervera Arsenio Linares Manuel Macías Ramón Blanco Antero Rubin Valeriano Weyler Fermin Jaudenes Casualties: USA: 2,910 Cuban Republic: 10,665 Spanish Navy: 560 Spanish Army: 63,000 After the war: The Treaty of Paris was signed in 1898, and ratified in 1899. The United States gained the Philippines, Guam, and Puerto Rico. |
The Cuban War of IndependenceYears of Involvement:
1895-1898 Reasons why the U.S. fought: Continuation of the Spanish-American war. Turning points: The rebels only had one successful attempt at getting suitable weapons out of 60. The Treaty of Paris granted Cuba independence in 1898. Leaders: USA: William Ludlow Rebels: Antonio Maceo Casualties: Unknown The Boxer RebellionYears of Involvement:
1897-1901 Reasons why the U.S. fought: They joined the 8 Nation Alliance to defeat China. China is quoted as saying, "Support the Qing, exterminate the foreigners." Turning points: At first were turned back, but then 20,000 reinforcement troops were brought in and the army captured Beijing. Leaders: Sir Edward Seymour Claude Maxwell MacDonald Alfred Gaselee Yevgeni Alekseyev Nikolai Linevich Alfred Graf von Waldersee Fukushima Yasumasa Adna Chaffee Colonel Emerson H. Liscum Casualties: Eight Nation Alliance: 1,003 The Boxers: 2,000 |