Description of the Battle of Santiago by Lieutenant Thomas A. Kearney
7/3/1898
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During the Spanish-American War, the Spanish Caribbean Fleet left its protected harbor at Santiago, Cuba, at 9:35 a.m. on July 3, 1898. Lt. Thomas Kearny aboard the U.S. Armed Yacht Vixen wrote this account of the Spanish attempt to reach open sea and safety. The blockading American Fleet opened fire and began the largest naval engagement of the war. Seventy-five minutes later, the Spanish fleet ceased to exist; hundreds of Spanish sailors were dead; and all eight ships were destroyed or captured.
This primary source comes from the Naval Records Collection of the Office of Naval Records and Library.
National Archives Identifier:
1636093Full Citation: Description of the Battle of Santiago by Lieutenant Thomas A. Kearney; 7/3/1898; Naval Records Collection of the Office of Naval Records and Library, Record Group 45. [Online Version, https://www.docsteach.org/documents/document/description-of-the-battle-of-santiago-by-lieutenant-thomas-a-kearney, May 5, 2024]