<Li> July 9 - The U.S. Army's Fifth Corps seals off Santiago de Cuba . </Li> <Li> July 10--11 - Spanish artillery forces at Santiago de Cuba engage in a firefight with U.S. Army artillery in the hills surrounding the city, supported by U.S. Navy cannon fire offshore . </Li> <Li> July 12 - Major General Nelson A. Miles, having arrived in Cuba the previous day, consults with General Shafter and Admiral Sampson about the situation in Cuba . Later that day, the USS Eagle forces the Spanish merchant blockade runner Santo Domingo aground on the Isla de la Juventud . </Li> <Li> July 16 - Cuban rebels seize the town of Gibara from the Spanish Army without a fight . </Li>

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