On May 1, 1898, at Manila Bay in the Philippines, the U.S. Asiatic Squadron destroyed the Spanish Pacific fleet in the first major battle of the Spanish-American War (April-August 1898). The Battle of Manila Bay (Filipino: Labanan sa Look ng Maynila; Spanish: Batalla de Bahía de Manila), also known as the Battle of Cavite was a decisive naval engagement that occurred on May 1, 1898, between an American fleet led by Commodore George Dewey against a Spanish fleet led by Contra-almirant Patricio Montojo during the Spanish–American War. Battle of Manila, (4–5 February 1899), largest and first battle of the Philippine-American War, a war between the United States and Filipino revolutionaries from 1899 to 1902, an insurrection that may be seen as a continuation of the Philippine Revolution against Spanish rule. After several months of heightening tensions between the United States and Spain, war was declared on April 25, 1898. Very few battles during the last few months of WWII are known to have exceeded the brutality and destruction in Manila. The battle made Commodore George Dewey a hero … Question: Who won the Battle of Manila Bay? Battle of Manila Bay (May 1, 1898), defeat of the Spanish Pacific fleet by the U.S. Navy, resulting in the fall of the Philippines and contributing to the final U.S. victory in the Spanish-American War. Battle Of Manila summary: The Battle of Manila is known to be the fiercest and first urban fighting in the region. Battle of Manila Bay: Manilla Bay is a body of water located on the west coast of the Philippines. The Battle of Manila Bay was the opening engagement of the Spanish-American War (1898) and was fought May 1, 1898. The United States went on to win the war, which ended Spanish colonial rule in the Americas and resulted in U.S. acquisition of territories in the western Pacific and Latin America. The Battle of Manila (Spanish: Batalla de Manila; Filipino: Labanan sa Maynila, ) was fought during the Seven Years' War, from 24 September 1762 to 6 October 1762, between the Kingdom of Great Britain and the Kingdom of Spain in and around Manila, the capital of the Philippines, a Spanish colony at that time. The American forces arrived in Manila from several different directions.

The British won, leading to a twenty-month occupation of Manila.