Battle of El Caney Battle of El Caney The Battle of El Caney was fought on 1 July 1898, during the Spanish–American War in southeastern Cuba. Lawton succeeded in capturing the town, fort and blockhouses and protected the right flank of the main American attack on the Heights of San Juan to the south. At El Caney, Cuba, 514 Spanish regular soldiers, together with approximately 100 armed Spanish and Cubans loyal to Spain under the command of General Joaquín Vara del Rey y Rubio were instructed to hold the northwest flank of Santiago against the American 2nd Division, Fifth Army Corps commanded by Brigadier
Society of the Army of Santiago de Cuba S. SUMNER, U. S. V. 6 Brig.-General ADELBERT AMES, U. S. V. 7 Brig.-General WALLACE F. RANDOLPH, U. S. V. 8 Brig.-General CHAMBERS McKIBBIN, U. S. V. 9 Col. THEODORE ROOSEVELT, 1st U. S. Vol. Cav. 10 Lt.-Col. JOHN DAVID MILEY, Inspector-general, U. S. V. (Died at Manila, P. I., September 19, 1899) United Spanish War Veterans Spanish War Service Medal Spanish Campaign Medal Society of the Army of Santiago de Cuba Society of the Army of Santiago de Cuba was an organization, the purpose of which was to record the history and conserve the memory of the events of