| Battle of Fajardo | |||||||
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| Part of the Spanish–American War | |||||||
 Faro de Las Cabezas de San Juan (Cape San Juan lighthouse), c. 1898. It is located on the northeastern part of the highest point of Cape San Juan in Fajardo, Puerto Rico. | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Spain |
 United States | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Col. Pedro del Pino |
Capt. Frederick Rodgers | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 200 |
2 protected cruisers 2 monitors 1 armed tug 1 collier 28 marines 1 machine gun | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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2 killed 3 wounded | 1 died of wounds | ||||||
The Battle of Fajardo was an engagement between the armed forces of the United States and Spain that occurred on the night of August 8–9, 1898 near the end of the Puerto Rican Campaign during the Spanish–American War.