Nyorera kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Munguva yehondo ya1898 neSpain, Mauser M1893 yakashandiswa neSpanish Army yakawana mukurumbira unouraya, kunyanya kubva kuHondo yeSan Juan Hill, uko 750 maSpanish akajairika akanyanya kunonoka kufambira mberi kwemauto eU.S. e15,000 akashongedzerwa neSpringfield Krag <unk> Jørgensen mabhaudhi ekuita pfuti uye yekare imwe-kupfura Springfield trapdoor pfuti. Varwi veSpain vakakuvadza vanhu veUnited States 1.400 mumaminiti mashomanene. Nenzira yakafanana, pakuvamba muzuva racho, uto reSpain revarwi 540 vakanga vakashongedzerwa nepfuti imwe cheteyo yeMauser pasi paMukuru Mukuru weSpain Vara Del Rey rakadzivisa Chikamu Chechipiri chaGeneral Henry Ware Lawton chavarwi veAmerica 6.653 uye Boka Rakazvimirira ravarume 1.800 kwamaawa gumi mutaundi riri pedyo reEl Caney
, kuchidzivisa icho chikamu kubetsera mukurwisa San Juan Heights. Bhodhi reU.S. Army rokuongorora rakapiwa basa somugumisiro wakananga wehondo dzose dziri mbiri. Vakakurudzira kutsiva Krag.