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  • Battle of Cárdenas
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  • The Second Battle of Cárdenas was a secondary naval engagement of the Spanish–American War fought on 11 May 1898 in the port of Cárdenas, Cuba, between an American squadron of 5 ships under Captain Chapman C. Todd and 3 small Spanish vessels under Mariano Mateu. The battle resulted in an unusually costly American reverse that dissuaded the U.S. Navy from undertaking further attacks on the port.
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Partof
  • the Spanish–American War
Date
  • 1898-05-11
Commander
  • 23
  • Domingo Montes
  • Mariano Mateu
Caption
  • The conning tower of USS Winslow, damaged from Spanish gunfire during the battle
Casualties
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 5
Result
  • Spanish victory
Place
  • off Cárdenas, Matanzas, Cuba
Conflict
  • Second Battle of Cárdenas
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  • The Second Battle of Cárdenas was a secondary naval engagement of the Spanish–American War fought on 11 May 1898 in the port of Cárdenas, Cuba, between an American squadron of 5 ships under Captain Chapman C. Todd and 3 small Spanish vessels under Mariano Mateu. The battle resulted in an unusually costly American reverse that dissuaded the U.S. Navy from undertaking further attacks on the port.
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