Question

At the third battle of a city with this name, the General Concha drove off the USS Yosemite to rescue a blockade runner. A campaign centered on a city with this name, which included the Battle of Silva Heights, centered on advancements to Fajardo (“fah-HAR-doh”). A battle at a location with this name included gunfire at Hell's Pocket shortly after Samuel Sumner took over control from the gravely ill “Fighting Joe” Wheeler. William Sampson led a (*) bombardment campaign of a city of this name. A battle at a location with this name occurred on the same day as El Caney (“kah-NAY”), leading Arsenio Linares' troops to surrender before marching to Santiago. Kettle Hill was the actual (-5[1])location of an 1898 battle with this (10[1])name, (-5[1])where Theodore Roosevelt led the Rough Riders. (10[1])For 10 points, give this name of the capital of Puerto Rico. ■END■ (10[2])

ANSWER: San Juan [or San Juan Hill; accept Battle of San Juan Hill; accept Third Battle of San Juan; prompt on Kettle Hill with, “What is the most common name of that battle?”]
<Noah Sheidlower, American History>
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