Battle of Santa Cruz

Battle of Santa Cruz may refer to:

  • Battle of Santa Cruz de Tenerife (1657), during the Anglo-Spanish War in the Canary Islands, Spain
  • Battle of Santa Cruz de Tenerife (1706), during the War of the Spanish Succession in the Canary Islands, Spain
  • Battle of Santa Cruz de Tenerife (1797), during the French Revolutionary Wars in the Canary Islands, Spain
  • Battle of Santa Cruz de Rosales (1848), during the Mexican–American War in Chihuahua, Mexico
  • Battle of Santa Cruz (1899), during the Philippine–American War at Santa Cruz, Laguna, Philippines
  • Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands (1942), during World War II between U.S. and Japanese forces in the Pacific theater
  • Battle of Santa Cruz (1945), during World War II between Filipino troops and Japanese forces at Santa Cruz, Laguna, Philippines

Famous quotes containing the words battle of, battle and/or santa:

    “Joshua fit de battle ob Jerico, Jerico, Jerico,
    Joshua fit de battle ob Jerico,
    An’ de walls come tumblin’ down.”
    —Unknown. Joshua Fit De Battle of Jericho (l. 1–3)

    “The battle which I witnessed took place in the Presidency of Polk, five years before the passage of Webster’s Fugitive-Slave Bill.”
    —Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)

    “On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe.”
    —Johnny Mercer (1909–1976)