Capture of Guam

Date: June 21, 1898 • Location: Madrid, Spain

The United States captured Guam from Spain in a bloodless event during the Spanish–American War.

Battle of Guam may refer to:The Battle of Guam (1941), a World War II battle in which Japanese forces took the island from the Americans in December 1941 The Battle of Guam (1944), a World War II battle in which two American divisions fought for a month to retake the island from the JapaneseCapture of Guam (1898), a bloodless event in which American forces took the island from Spain in 1898