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Battle of Fajardo

Battle of Fajardo was a battle fought on 8 August 1898 at Fajardo, in what is now United States; it lasted 1 day. It was part of the Spanish–American War. The recorded result: Spanish victory. Recorded strength: 200 against 2 protected cruisers; 2 monitors; 1 armed tug; 1 collier; 28 marines; 1 machine gun.

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Old Lighthouse in Fajardo, Puerto Rico c.1893 Source http://www.robertosantiago.net/Old_PR_photos/Photo_Index_1.htm
Old Lighthouse in Fajardo, Puerto Rico c.1893 Source http://www.robertosantiago.net/Old_PR_photos/Photo_Index_1.htm. Wikimedia Commons, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought8 August 1898lasted 1 day
WhereFajardo, United States18.326N, 65.653W
OutcomeSpanish victory
BelligerentsSpainagainstUnited States
Casualties and losses2 killed; 3 woundedand1 died of wounds
Part ofSpanish–American WarPuerto Rico campaign

Where it sits in the Spanish–American War

Capture of Guam, 1898Action of 25 April 1898, 1898Battle of Manila Bay, 1898First Battle of Cárdenas, 1898Battle of Cienfuegos, 1898Bombardment of San Juan, 1898Battle of Guantánamo Bay, 1898Second Battle of San Juan, 1898Battle of Las Guásimas, 1898Third Battle of San Juan, 1898First Battle of Manzanillo, 1898Battle of San Juan Hill, 1898Battle of El Caney, 1898Second Battle of Manzanillo, 1898Third Battle of Manzanillo, 1898Battle of Nipe Bay, 1898Battle of Fajardo, 1898Battle of Manila, 189818981898Battle of Fajardo, 1898
18 placed engagements of the Spanish–American War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date8 August 1898
to 9 August 1898
PlaceFajardo, United States
18.326N, 65.653W
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Strength2002 protected cruisers; 2 monitors; 1 armed tug; 1 collier; 28 marines; 1 machine gun
Casualties and losses2 killed; 3 wounded1 died of wounds
Commanders
  • Frederick Rodgers
Battle of FajardoBattle of FajardoBombardment of San JuanBattle of West KayCapture of the sloop AnneBattle of El PepinoBombardment of San JuanBattle of West KayCapture of the sloop AnneMayagüezPonceChristiansted100 km18.326N, 65.653W
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Battle of Fajardo is one of 3,694 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 1,264 in present-day United States.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q16253626, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Fajardo, revision 1370440466, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.