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 240
... battery on the southern shore of entrance opened fire at the ships astern , and the " McCulloch " and the " Boston " returned the fire . At 4 A. M. of May 1st coffee was served out to officers and men . At day- break sighted shipping at ...
... battery on the southern shore of entrance opened fire at the ships astern , and the " McCulloch " and the " Boston " returned the fire . At 4 A. M. of May 1st coffee was served out to officers and men . At day- break sighted shipping at ...
Page 241
... batteries . Battery of left gun failed to explode the primer after the first shot ; also resistance lamp in dynamo circuit broken . Used percussion primers in this gun with good results after the first shot . The after turret fired ...
... batteries . Battery of left gun failed to explode the primer after the first shot ; also resistance lamp in dynamo circuit broken . Used percussion primers in this gun with good results after the first shot . The after turret fired ...
Page 247
... batteries or earthworks " and for fleet to " close up ; in obedience to which order this ship led in , with starboard helm , to a position off the CaƱacoa and Sangley Point batteries and opened fire with starboard battery at a distance ...
... batteries or earthworks " and for fleet to " close up ; in obedience to which order this ship led in , with starboard helm , to a position off the CaƱacoa and Sangley Point batteries and opened fire with starboard battery at a distance ...
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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