<P> The Capture of Guam was a bloodless event between the United States and the Kingdom of Spain during the Spanish -- American War . The U.S. Navy sent a single cruiser , the USS Charleston , to capture the island of Guam , then under Spanish control . However , the Spanish garrison on the island had no knowledge of the war and no real defenses . They surrendered without resistance and the island passed into American control . The event was the only conflict of the Spanish -- American War on Guam . </P>
<P> The Capture of Guam was a bloodless event between the United States and the Kingdom of Spain during the Spanish -- American War . The U.S. Navy sent a single cruiser , the USS Charleston , to capture the island of Guam , then under Spanish control . However , the Spanish garrison on the island had no knowledge of the war and no real defenses . They surrendered without resistance and the island passed into American control . The event was the only conflict of the Spanish -- American War on Guam . </P>
what happened to guam during the spanish american war
what happened to guam during the spanish american war
American control
American control