<prompt> Qedela lo musho olandelayo: Ukuphikiswa eSantiago kwahlanganiswa eduze neFort Canosa, kuyilapho izimpi ezinkulu phakathi kwabaseSpain nabaseMelika zenzeka eLas Guasimas ngoJuni 24, nase-El Caney nase  <response>: ISan Juan Hill ngoJulayi 1, ngemva kwalokho ukuqhubekela phambili kweMelika kwamiswa. Ukulahleka kwamaMelika eLas Guasimas kwakungu-16 ababulewe nabangu-52 abalimele; abaseSpain balahlekelwa ababulewe abangu-12 nabangu-24 abalimele. AmaMelika alahlekelwa ngamabutho angu-81 abulawa futhi angu-360 alimala ngesikhathi ethatha i-El Caney, lapho abavikeli baseSpain balahlekelwa ngamabutho angu-38 abulawa, angu-138 alimala futhi angu-160 athunjwa. ESan Juan, abaseMelika balahlekelwa abantu abangu-144 abafile, abangu-1 024 abalimele, nabangu-72 abalahlekile; abaseSpain balahlekelwa abantu abangu-58 abafile, abangu-170 abalimele nabangu-39 abathunjwa. Amabutho aseSpain avikela iFort Canosa ngempumelelo, okuwavumela ukuba aqinise umugqa wawo futhi avimbele ukungena eSantiago. AbaseMelika nabaseCuba baqala ukuvimbezela idolobha, elazinikela ngoJulayi 16 ngemuva kokunqotshwa kweSpanish Caribbean Squadron. Ngakho, i - Oriente yaba ngaphansi kokulawula kwamaMelika namaCuba, kodwa uJenene wase - U.S. uNelson A. Miles akazange avumele amabutho aseCuba ukuba angene eSantiago, ethi wayefuna ukuvimbela ukungezwani phakathi kwamaCuba namaSpanishi. Ngakho-ke, uJenene waseCuba uCalixto García, inhloko yamabutho ama-mambi emnyangweni waseMpumalanga, wayala amabutho akhe ukuba agcine izindawo zawo futhi wasula, ebhalela uJenene Shafter incwadi yokuphikisa. 