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The conflict in the Pacific was one-sided. At the declaration of war, Commodore Dewey, commander of America's Asiatic Squadron based in Hong Kong was ordered to race his six ships to the Philippines. He arrived at Manila Bay on May 1 and found the obsolete Spanish fleet anchored in the bay. It was a one-sided battle.
The 1942 Battle of the Philippines, in which US Army General Wainwright surrenderedâ¦ the largest US military force in our history to the enemy. He, amongst his men, becoming POW's.   2. The Battle of Savo Island, in which the US Navy lost three heavy cruisers in a surface action, with no losses to the enemy.