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Page viii
... and the opportunity was not long in coming . From Florida the command was
transported to Daiquiri , on the southern coast of Cuba , and then began the
advance upon the city of Santiago , which brought on the engagement at La
Guasima ...
... and the opportunity was not long in coming . From Florida the command was
transported to Daiquiri , on the southern coast of Cuba , and then began the
advance upon the city of Santiago , which brought on the engagement at La
Guasima ...
Page xiii
... Experiences of Theodore Roosevelt during the Battle 142 CHAPTER XVI
Results of the Fight - Life in the Trenches — The Spanish Fleet in Santiago
Harbor – Another Great Naval Victory - The Rough Riders and the Spanish
Guerillas .
... Experiences of Theodore Roosevelt during the Battle 142 CHAPTER XVI
Results of the Fight - Life in the Trenches — The Spanish Fleet in Santiago
Harbor – Another Great Naval Victory - The Rough Riders and the Spanish
Guerillas .
Page 105
... victory at Manila possible , ” one who knew of the inner workings of the
department has said , and another has said that the victory off Santiago Bay was
also due in part to Roosevelt's watchfulness over the ships that took part in that
conflict .
... victory at Manila possible , ” one who knew of the inner workings of the
department has said , and another has said that the victory off Santiago Bay was
also due in part to Roosevelt's watchfulness over the ships that took part in that
conflict .
Page 109
... in this direction ; but the worth of it was afterward proven when Commodore
Dewey sank the Spanish ships in Manila Bay , and the Atlantic Squadron
likewise destroyed the enemy's ships that were trying to escape from Santiago
Harbor .
... in this direction ; but the worth of it was afterward proven when Commodore
Dewey sank the Spanish ships in Manila Bay , and the Atlantic Squadron
likewise destroyed the enemy's ships that were trying to escape from Santiago
Harbor .
Page 132
... and the adjacent coasts were being blockaded , so no ships could pass in or
out without running the risk of capture ; and a large fleet of war - ships under
Admiral Cervera , of the enemy's navy , had been “ bottled up ” in Santiago
Harbor .
... and the adjacent coasts were being blockaded , so no ships could pass in or
out without running the risk of capture ; and a large fleet of war - ships under
Admiral Cervera , of the enemy's navy , had been “ bottled up ” in Santiago
Harbor .
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