Third Battle of Manzanillo

Third Battle of Manzanillo
	Part of the Spanish–American War
	; USS Helena lying at anchor, circa 1897-1901
Date	July 18, 1898
Location	Manzanillo, Cuba
Result	American victory
Belligerents
United States	Spain
Commanders and leaders
Chapman C. Todd ; Adolph Marix	Joaquín Barreda
Strength
4 gunboats ; 2 armed tugs ; 1 patrol yacht	4 gunboats ; 3 pontoons ; 3 transports; 3 field guns; 3 battalions of infantry
Casualties and losses
1 armed tug damaged	3 killed ; 14 wounded ; 4 gunboats destroyed ; 3 pontoons destroyed ; 3 transports destroyed

The Third Battle of Manzanillo was a naval engagement that occurred on July 18, 1898, between an American fleet commanded by Chapman C. Todd against a Spanish fleet led by Joaquín Gómez de Barreda, during the Spanish–American War. The significantly more powerful United States Navy squadron, consisting of four gunboats, two armed tugs and a patrol yacht, overpowered a Royal Spanish Navy squadron which consisted of four gunboats, three pontoon used as floating batteries, and three transports, sinking or destroying all the Spanish ships present without losing a single ship of their own. Following the destruction of their fleet, the Spanish hold-out on Manzanillo was bombarded, leading to the city's surrender and the end of Spanish presence on the island.