USA HISTORY

What was the first Battle of the Spanish-American War in the Philippines?

(A) Battle of Filipino Bay

(B) Battle of Santiago Bay

(C) Battle of the Philippines

(D) ** Battle of Manila Bay

Concept note-1: -Fighting began in the Phillipines Islands at the Battle of Manila Bay on May 1 where Commodore George Dewey reportedly exclaimed, “You may fire when ready, Gridley, ” and the Spanish fleet under Rear Admiral Patricio Montojo was destroyed.

Concept note-2: -Battle of Manila, (4–5 February 1899), largest and first battle of the Philippine-American War, a war between the United States and Filipino revolutionaries from 1899 to 1902, an insurrection that may be seen as a continuation of the Philippine Revolution against Spanish rule.

Concept note-3: -At Manila Bay in the Philippines, the U.S. Asiatic Squadron destroys the Spanish Pacific fleet in the first battle of the Spanish-American War. Nearly 400 Spanish sailors were killed and 10 Spanish warships wrecked or captured at the cost of only six Americans wounded.

Concept note-4: -Battle of Manila Bay, (May 1, 1898), defeat of the Spanish Pacific fleet by the U.S. Navy, resulting in the fall of the Philippines and contributing to the final U.S. victory in the Spanish-American War.