The Spanish-American War was a conflict between the United States and Spain in 1898, that ended Spanish colonial rule in the ...
On February 13, 1898 ... Spanish forces surrendered. They did on July 17, but the damage had already been done. Fewer than 400 American soldiers were killed in combat during the war.
Troops on the march, Spanish American War. Artist Glackens, William J., 1870-1938. Library of Congress Congress approved President McKinley's request for a declaration of war on April 25 ...