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 277
... vessels . It was evidently the intention of the " Vizcaya " to immediately ram the " Brooklyn , " but the splendid manoeuvering of the American vessels , which instantly responded to the commodore's orders , com- pelled the Spaniards to ...
... vessels . It was evidently the intention of the " Vizcaya " to immediately ram the " Brooklyn , " but the splendid manoeuvering of the American vessels , which instantly responded to the commodore's orders , com- pelled the Spaniards to ...
Page 285
... vessels of Cervera's fleet having been injured in such a manner as to cause their magazines to explode leaving the ... vessels came out of the harbor between 9:35 and 10 A. M. , the head of the column appearing around Cay Smith at 9:31 ...
... vessels of Cervera's fleet having been injured in such a manner as to cause their magazines to explode leaving the ... vessels came out of the harbor between 9:35 and 10 A. M. , the head of the column appearing around Cay Smith at 9:31 ...
Page 286
... vessels as described above . 66 66 66 The Spanish vessels came rapidly out of the harbor , at a speed estimated at from eight to ten knots , and in the following order : " Infanta Maria Teresa " ( flagship ) , " Vizcaya , " Cristobal ...
... vessels as described above . 66 66 66 The Spanish vessels came rapidly out of the harbor , at a speed estimated at from eight to ten knots , and in the following order : " Infanta Maria Teresa " ( flagship ) , " Vizcaya , " Cristobal ...
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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