Nyorera kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Kubva 22<unk>24 June, US V Corps pasi paGeneral William R. Shafter yakasvika paDaiquirí neSiboney, kumabvazuva kweSantiago, uye yakagadzira hwaro hweAmerica hwekuita. Chikwata chemauto eSpanish, chakarwa neAmerica pedyo neSiboney musi wa 23 June, chakanga chadzokera kunzvimbo dzacho dzakanga dzakasimba zvishoma paLas Guasimas. Chikwata chemberi chemauto eU.S. pasi peyaichimbova mukuru mukuru weConfederate Joseph Wheeler chakaregeredza mapoka evasori vokuCuba nemirairo yokufambira mberi nokungwarira. Vakasangana ndokurwa nevarwi veSpain vevarwi ve1500 vaitungamirirwa naGeneral Antero Rubín avo vakavapamba, muhondo yeLas Guasimas musi wa24 Chikumi. VaAmerica vakarasikirwa na16 vakaurawa uye 52 vakakuvadzwa. VaSpain vakarasikirwa navakafa 12 navakakuvadzwa 24. Musi wa1 Chikunguru, mauto eAmerica anosvika 15 065 muzvikwata zvevamhanyi uye zvevatasvi vemabhiza akarwisa maSpanish 1 320 aive akavharirwa mumhirizhonga ine njodzi yehondo yevagari vemo muhondo yeEl Caney.
uye Hondo yeSan Juan Hill kunze kweSantiago, iyo yakaita kuti vaAmerica vaurayiwe muhondo 225, vakuvadzwe muhondo 1,384, uye 72 vasipo muhondo. Munzvimbo dzose dzakarwiwa musi wa1 July, vaSpanish vakarasikirwa nevarume 215 vakaurayiwa, 376 vakakuvadzwa, uye 200 vakatorwa.