Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Musi waJuly 1, mauto eAmerica anosvika 15 000 aiva mumapoka ehondo neevapfuuri, kusanganisira mapoka mana ehondo e"Colored" Buffalo, uye mapoka evanozvipira, pakati pawo paiva naRoosevelt ne"Rough Riders" yake, 71st New York, 2nd Massachusetts Infantry, uye 1st North Carolina, uye mapoka evapanduki vokuCuba akarwisa vaSpanish 1270 vakanga vakadzika misasa muzviitiko zvine ngozi zvehondo yevagari vomunyika yacho
Hondo yeEl Caney uye Hondo yeSan Juan Hill kunze kweSantiago. Varwi veU.S. vanopfuura 200 vakaurawa uye vanodokusvika 1.200 vakakuvadzwa mukurwisana kwacho, nemhaka yechiverengero chakakwirira chomwoto uyo vaSpain vakaisa pasi pavanhu vokuAmerica. Kutsigira kupfura kwezvombo zveGatling kwakanga kuchikosha kuti kurwisa kwacho kubudirire. Cervera akasarudza kutiza Santiago mazuva maviri gare gare. First Lieutenant John J. Pershing, ainzi "Black Jack", aitarisira 10th Cavalry Unit munguva yehondo. Pershing neuto rake vakarwa muHondo yeSan Juan Hill. Pershing akanzi akashinga muhondo yacho.