Santiago, Battles

of (Cuba), July 1, 2 and 3, 2898. The American army of about twenty you sand men, commanded by General Shafter, attacked the Spanish army of an equal number, under Generals Lingres and Toral, driving them back into the city. American lo , 259 men killed and 1,300 wounded; Spapish lo much greater. On July 3 the Spanish fleet, viz.: ‘‘ Cristobal Colon,” ‘ Vizcaya,’’ ‘ Almirante Oquendo,”’ ‘‘ Maria Teresa,’’ ‘‘ Furor ’’ and ‘‘ Pluton,”’ under Adnuiiral Cervera, attempted to escape from the harbor, and was met and destroyed by the American fleet, viz,; the ‘Brooklyn,’ ‘‘ Oregon,” ** Texas,’’ ‘‘Iowa,’’ ‘‘Indiana,”’ ‘‘ Gloucester,” ‘‘ Vixen’ and ‘‘ New York,” under Rear-Admiral Schley. Spanish lo , about 600 killed and 1,700 prisoners. American lo , one killed. Santiago surrendered te Shafter July ry. Americans took po e ion of the city July 18. 197