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Puerto Rico campaign

BelligerentsUnited StatesSpainCaptaincy General of Puerto RicoCommanders and leadersNelson A. MilesWilliam T. SampsonManuel Macías y CasadoStrength 15,472Spain: 8,000Puerto Rico: 10,000Casualties and losses 9 killed46 wounded 17 killed88 wounded 324 captured 10,000 surrendered at the end of the campaignThe Puerto Rico campaign was the American military sea and land operation in Puerto Rico during the Spanish–American War, which resulted in the invasion, occupation, and annexation of the archipelago and island by the United States, and the cession of said territory by Spain.

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