The War with SpainHarper & Brothers, 1899 - 276 páginas |
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... July 13 , 1895 , the battle of Bayamo was fought the only considerable action of the war , for Gomez avoided steadily all stricken fields . At Bayamo , however , they won a decisive victory , and Martinez Campos , who barely escaped ...
... July 13 , 1895 , the battle of Bayamo was fought the only considerable action of the war , for Gomez avoided steadily all stricken fields . At Bayamo , however , they won a decisive victory , and Martinez Campos , who barely escaped ...
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... July 3 when certain proofs were given of the discipline and quality of American sailors which even Spain could not overlook . Still the Spanish at- titude in regard to the Maine had one undoubted merit -it moved the unsettled question ...
... July 3 when certain proofs were given of the discipline and quality of American sailors which even Spain could not overlook . Still the Spanish at- titude in regard to the Maine had one undoubted merit -it moved the unsettled question ...
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... in action . El Correo is mentioned in Admiral Dewey's list of May 4 , but is omitted in that given in his despatch of July 9 , which is followed here . CARLTON TCHAPMAN , THE SAILING OF THE AMERICAN FLEET FROM 63 MANILA.
... in action . El Correo is mentioned in Admiral Dewey's list of May 4 , but is omitted in that given in his despatch of July 9 , which is followed here . CARLTON TCHAPMAN , THE SAILING OF THE AMERICAN FLEET FROM 63 MANILA.
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... July morning , and the feeble battery , the slow fire and the target - smoke soon disposed of the pleasant headquarters plan of taking the village in the course of an hour . There was nine hours ' savage work ahead before the desired ...
... July morning , and the feeble battery , the slow fire and the target - smoke soon disposed of the pleasant headquarters plan of taking the village in the course of an hour . There was nine hours ' savage work ahead before the desired ...
Página 128
... a very splendid feat of arms , very perfectly performed . One other movement was made on July 1st at the extreme left . General Duffield was ordered to move GENERAL H , S , HAWKINS AT SAN JUAN along 128 THE WAR WITH SPAIN.
... a very splendid feat of arms , very perfectly performed . One other movement was made on July 1st at the extreme left . General Duffield was ordered to move GENERAL H , S , HAWKINS AT SAN JUAN along 128 THE WAR WITH SPAIN.
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Términos y frases comunes
action Admiral Cervera Admiral Dewey Admiral Sampson advance American fleet American ships April April 25 army artillery Asiatic squadron attack batteries battle battle-ship block-house blockade boat bombardment brigade Brooklyn Caney Captain cavalry Cavité Cervera channel Cienfuegos coal Coamo coast command Congress Cuba Cuban declared despatch destroyed El Caney enemy expedition fight flag flag-ship force French Gloucester Guanica gunboat guns harbor Havana hostile iards infantry insurgents intrenchments Iowa island Key West killed Lieutenant Manila ment Merrimac miles military morning movement navy night o'clock officers Olympia once opened Oregon peace Philippines port President Protected Cruiser protocol Puerto Rico regiments regulars resolution road San Juan Santiago Schley Senate sent Shafter shells shore shots soldiers Spain Span Spaniards Spanish Spanish fire Spanish fleet Spanish ships speed squadron steamed surrender tion torpedo-boat torpedoes town treaty troops United vessels victory Washington WILLIAM MCKINLEY wounded
Pasajes populares
Página 35 - WHEREAS, the abhorrent conditions which have existed for more than three years in the Island of 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 battleship, with two hundred and sixty-six of its officers and crew, while on a friendly visit in the harbor of Havana...
Página 234 - 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 35 - First— That the people of the island of Cuba are, and of right ought to be, free and independent. 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...
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Overthrow: America's Century of Regime Change from Hawaii to Iraq Stephen Kinzer Vista previa limitada - 2007 |
The War of 1898: The United States and Cuba in History and Historiography Louis A. Pérez Sin vista previa disponible - 1998 |