The War with Spain: A Complete History of the War of 1898 Between the United States and SpainJ.B. Lippincott Company, 1898 - 383 páginas |
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... formed - The guard on Santiago harbor -Bombardment of July 1 and 2 - Cervera's plan of escape -Positions of American ships July 3 — The flight of the Spanish ships - Clearing for action - Rapid work of the fleet - The hot fire on the ...
... formed - The guard on Santiago harbor -Bombardment of July 1 and 2 - Cervera's plan of escape -Positions of American ships July 3 — The flight of the Spanish ships - Clearing for action - Rapid work of the fleet - The hot fire on the ...
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... formed the staple of the affair . The Cubans were bold and daring , and for the first two years proved successful in nearly every engagement . they had no expectation , with their lack of arms and dearth of supplies , of triumphing over ...
... formed the staple of the affair . The Cubans were bold and daring , and for the first two years proved successful in nearly every engagement . they had no expectation , with their lack of arms and dearth of supplies , of triumphing over ...
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... forming a close jungle that also calls for the sharp edge of the machete , that tool of the Cuban farmer and weapon of the Cuban warrior . The machete is a formidable instrument in the hands of the countrymen of Cuba . Its handle ...
... forming a close jungle that also calls for the sharp edge of the machete , that tool of the Cuban farmer and weapon of the Cuban warrior . The machete is a formidable instrument in the hands of the countrymen of Cuba . Its handle ...
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... formed after the fall of Napoleon , though it was never made manifest in what the holiness of this alliance con- sisted . Rush said in reply that the United States would take no part in any intervention for peace " if its basis were not ...
... formed after the fall of Napoleon , though it was never made manifest in what the holiness of this alliance con- sisted . Rush said in reply that the United States would take no part in any intervention for peace " if its basis were not ...
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... formed , until about one hundred and forty of these existed in North and South America and the West Indies . For several years before 1895 these clubs were busily engaged in collecting money , buying war- supplies , and laying plans ...
... formed , until about one hundred and forty of these existed in North and South America and the West Indies . For several years before 1895 these clubs were busily engaged in collecting money , buying war- supplies , and laying plans ...
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Términos y frases comunes
Admiral Cervera Admiral Sampson affairs American arms army artillery attack batteries battle battle-ships Bayamo blockade boats bombardment camp Captain captain-general cavalry Cavite Cervera's Cienfuegos coast Colonel colonies command Commodore condition cruiser Cuban despatch Dewey El Caney enemy fight fire flag flag-ship followed force forts Gomez gunboat guns harbor Havana Hobson hostile hundred insurgents insurrection island Key West killed land Lieutenant Maceo Manila ment Merrimac miles military Morro movement natives navy o'clock officers peace Philippine Pinar del Rio port Porto Rico President President McKinley prisoners province reached rebels reconcentrados result rifles road Rough Riders San Juan Santiago de Cuba Schley seemed sent Shafter shell ships shore shot Siboney side soon sought Spain Spaniards Spanish Spanish fleet Spanish soldiers squadron supplies surrender thousand tion took torpedo-boat town trocha United vessels Volunteers Weyler wounded yards yellow fever
Pasajes populares
Página 126 - Cuba. In the name of humanity, in the name of civilization, in behalf of endangered American interests which give us the right and the duty to speak and to act, the war in Cuba must stop.
Página 128 - Second. That it is the duty of the United States to demand, and the Government of the United States does hereby demand, that the Government of Spain at once relinquish its authority and government in the Island of Cuba and withdraw its land and naval forces from Cuba and Cuban waters.
Página 128 - Cuba, so near our own borders, have shocked the moral sense of the people of the United States, have been a disgrace to Christian civilization, culminating, as they have, in the destruction of a United States...
Página 128 - Third, that the President of the United States be, and he hereby is, directed and empowered to use the entire land and naval forces of the United States, and to call into the actual service of the United States the militia of the several States to such extent as may be necessary to carry these resolutions into effect.
Página 301 - Your splendid command has endured not only the hardships and sacrifices incident to campaign and battle, but in stress of heat and weather has triumphed over obstacles which would have overcome men less brave and determined. One and all have displayed the most conspicuous gallantry and earned the gratitude of the nation.
Página 126 - October 21, 1896, in the Province of Pinar del Rio was thence extended to embrace all of the island to which the power of the Spanish arms was able to reach by occupation or by military operations. The peasantry, including all dwelling in the open agricultural interior, were driven into the garrison towns or isolated places held by the troops.
Página 372 - The United States will occupy and hold the city, bay, and harbor of Manila pending the conclusion of a treaty of peace which shall determine the control, disposition, and government of the Philippines.
Página 372 - Spain cedes to the United States the island of Porto Rico and other islands now under Spanish sovereignty in the West Indies, and the island of Guam in the Marianas or Ladrones.
Página 129 - That the United States hereby disclaims any disposition or intention to exercise sovereignty, jurisdiction, or control over said island except for the pacification thereof, and asserts its determination, when that is accomplished, to leave the government and control of the island to its people.
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