Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Kubva 22<unk>24 June, U.S. V Corps pasi peGeneral William R. Shafter yakasvika kuDaiquirí neSiboney, kumabvazuva kweSantiago, uye yakagadzira nzvimbo yeAmerica yekushanda. 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 waJuly 1, uto reAmerica rine varwi 15 065 muzvikwata zvenguva dzose zvevarwi vanofamba netsoka uye zvevatasvi vemabhiza rakarwisa vaSpanish 1 320 vakanga vakadzika misasa mukurwisa kunotyisa kwakafanana neHondo yeHurumende.
Hondo yeEl Caney neHondo yeSan Juan Hill kunze kweSantiago, iyo yakabhadhara maAmerican 225 vakaurawa muchiito, 1,384 vakakuvadzwa muchiito, uye 72 vakashaika muchiito. Munzvimbo dzose dzakarwiwa musi wa1 July, vaSpanish vakarasikirwa nevarume 215 vakaurayiwa, 376 vakakuvadzwa, uye 200 vakatorwa.