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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.

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  • Capture of Guam
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  • 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.
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  • 1(xsd:integer)
  • 3(xsd:integer)
  • 4(xsd:integer)
  • 54(xsd:integer)
  • unknown
  • Land:
  • Sea:
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Partof
  • the Spanish-American War
Date
  • --06-21
Commander
  • Henry Glass
  • Juan Marina
Caption
  • The USS Charleston entering Agana, the main port of Guam
Casualties
  • 54(xsd:integer)
  • none
Result
  • United States victory, Americans capture Guam.
combatant
  • Spain
Place
  • Guam, Pacific Ocean
Conflict
  • Capture of Guam
abstract
  • 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.
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