Capture of Guam
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The capture of Guam from Spain by the United States took place in a bloodless engagement during the Spanish–American War. The U.S. Navy sent a single cruiser, USS Charleston, and three vessels of mari
USS Charleston entering Agana, c. 1898
City of Peking, City of Sydney, and Australia passing through the Golden Gate
The village of Piti
Guam
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Guam is an organized, unincorporated territory of the United States in the Micronesia subregion of the western Pacific Ocean. Guam's capital is Hagåtña, and the most populous village is Dededo. It is
Capture of Guam
…engagement during the Spanish–American War. The U.S. Navy sent a single cruiser, USS Charleston, and three vessels of marines to capture the island of Guam, which was a Spanish possession. The Spanish garrison on the island had no knowledge of the war and no real ability to resist the American forces. They…
Reception of the Manila Galleon by the Chamorro in the Ladrones Islands, c. 1590 Boxer Codex
The main street of Hagåtña c. 1899–1900.
U.S. Marines walk through the ruins of Hagåtña, July 1944.
A photograph of Guam from space captured by NASA's now decommissioned Earth observation satellite, Earth Observing-1 (EO-1), December 2011.