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Battle of Nipe
1898
21 July 1898
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Spanish-American War

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American Admiral William T. Sampson destroyed the Spanish fleet off Santiago Bay in southern Cuba (3 July), then sent Commander John Hunker with four warships to capture Bahia de Nipe, on the north coast. A fierce exchange of gunfire saw the American squadron sink the Spanish warship Jorge Juan to secure the port for possible use by the army, but the war soon ended.


   
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