A Spanish squadron, led by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pascual_Cervera_y_Topete" id="mwfg" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Pascual Cervera y Topete">Pascual Cervera y Topete</a>, is defeated by an American squadron under <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_T._Sampson" id="mwfw" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="William T. Sampson">William T. Sampson</a> in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Santiago_de_Cuba" id="mwgA" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Battle of Santiago de Cuba">Battle of Santiago de Cuba</a>.