"2protected cruisers" . "4protected cruisers" . "Decisive U.S. victory" . "2transports" . "13 killed and 30+ wounded" . . "1 transport" . "1 protected cruiser damaged" . "1revenue cutter" . "The Battle of Manila Bay took place on 1 May 1898, during the Spanish\u2013American War. The American Asiatic Squadron under Commodore George Dewey engaged and destroyed the Spanish Pacific Squadron under Admiral Patricio Montojo. The battle took place in Manila Bay in the Philippines, and was the first major engagement of the Spanish\u2013American War. The battle was one of the most decisive naval battles in history and marked the end of the Spanish colonial period in Philippine history."@en . "6batteries" . . "or" . "4unprotected cruisers" . "1 cruiser" . "1898-05-01Z"^^ . "Shore defenses" . "Unengaged Forces:" . . . "Engaged Forces:" . "2 gunboats" . . "1 dead (due toheatstroke), and 9 wounded," . "Battle of Manila Bay"@en . "3forts" . "3 gunboats," . . "Kingdom of Spain" . . "2gunboats" .