1898
A ten-week war that ended the Spanish Empire and launched the United States as a global power — fought in Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines, and sparked by the explosion of the USS Maine.
Chapter-by-chapter narrative with maps, primary sources, and key events.
Explore battles on a live map with a timeline slider and territory overlays.
Deep-dive into every major engagement — commanders, casualties, significance.
Biographical flip cards with real portraits, facts, and full biography pages.
Trace each figure's full life journey — birth, education, battles, and death — on a live map.
Scroll-driven visualization of casualties — each dot a thousand lives.
Weapons, war machines, and the military innovations that defined how this conflict was fought.
Cause-and-effect chains tracing the war's long shadow on history.
War crimes, massacres, and the darkest chapters of this conflict — documented for history.
A ten-week war that ended the Spanish Empire and launched the United States as a global power — fought in Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines, and sparked by the explosion of the USS Maine.
The Spanish-American War was fought in 1898.
The Spanish-American War was fought between United States and Spain.
An estimated 463,289 people died in The Spanish-American War, including roughly 63,289 military and 400,000 civilian deaths. Figures are scholarly estimates and vary by source.
Major engagements included Naval Battle of Santiago de Cuba, Battle of San Juan Hill, Fall of Santiago de Cuba, and Battle of El Caney.