Cuba's Struggle Against Spain with the Causes of American Intervention and a Full Account of the Spanish-American War: Including Final Peace NegotiationsAmerican Historical Press, 1899 - 676 pages |
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Page 264
... Admiral Cervera sailed from the Cape Verde islands with the warships " Maria Teresa , " " Almirante Oquendo , " " Vizcaya , " " Cristobal Colon , " and the torpedo - boat destroyers " Terror , " " Furore , " and " Pluton . " The course ...
... Admiral Cervera sailed from the Cape Verde islands with the warships " Maria Teresa , " " Almirante Oquendo , " " Vizcaya , " " Cristobal Colon , " and the torpedo - boat destroyers " Terror , " " Furore , " and " Pluton . " The course ...
Page 329
... Admiral Cervera believed well defended , as the harbor is suited for that purpose , and supplied with provisions . How great was his surprise when he found that only two guns worthy of the name defended its entrance , and that ...
... Admiral Cervera believed well defended , as the harbor is suited for that purpose , and supplied with provisions . How great was his surprise when he found that only two guns worthy of the name defended its entrance , and that ...
Page 332
... Admiral Cervera by the authorities at Havana ; but the Admiral appears to have declared that it was impossible to make an attempt to run the blockade at night . Whether direct orders were finally given to leave the harbor under all ...
... Admiral Cervera by the authorities at Havana ; but the Admiral appears to have declared that it was impossible to make an attempt to run the blockade at night . Whether direct orders were finally given to leave the harbor under all ...
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Adjutant-General Admiral Admiral Cervera American artillery assistant adjutant-general attack battery BREVET brigade Brigadier-General camp Caney Captain cavalry division Cervera Colonel crew Cuban El Caney enemy enemy's FIFTH ARMY CORPS fire flagship gallantry in battle Guasimas guns H. C. CORBIN harbor Havana HEADQUARTERS honor insurgents island JOSEPH WHEELER July 1st Key West killed Lawton Lieutenant William Lieutenant-Colonel Major Major-General Major-General SHAFTER Manila Maria Teresa miles morning Morro naval Navy Ninth officers Oquendo PLAYA port position President received regiment road San Juan San Juan river Santiago de Cuba Second Infantry Second Lieutenant Secretary Secretary of War sent Sergeant Seventh Infantry SHAFTER shell ships shot Siboney Sixteenth Infantry Sixth Cavalry Sixth Infantry soldiers Spain Spaniards Spanish fleet Spanish forces squadron surgeon surrender Tampa Tenth Cavalry Tenth Infantry Third Cavalry tiago de Cuba Toral Twentieth Infantry Twenty-first Infantry Twenty-fourth Infantry vessels Vizcaya Volunteer Cavalry Washington Wheeler wounded