It was fought in an effort to make Cuba independent from Spain.
The Spanish-American War was named for the two combatants, Spain and America.
There were basically two different "types" of battles: the one in Cuba (Battle at San Juan Hill) and the one in the Philippines (Battle of Manila Bay)
Destroy the Spanish Navy and isolate the Army from the homeland and resupply.
The Americans fought the Spanish in the Spanish-American War.but there is a couple more that i dont remember.sorry =-=