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Siboney is on the ocean and is nine miles nearer Santiago than Daiquiri. On the
22d General Lawton was ordered with his division, about five thousand strong, to
march upon and capture the enemy at Siboney, so that the remainder of the ...
Siboney is on the ocean and is nine miles nearer Santiago than Daiquiri. On the
22d General Lawton was ordered with his division, about five thousand strong, to
march upon and capture the enemy at Siboney, so that the remainder of the ...
Page 44
He ate and slept with his men, and when the Government failed to furnish
supplies at Santiago he had money cabled him and fed his half-starved regiment
of American Gascons at his own expense. He came back from Cuba to meet with
an ...
He ate and slept with his men, and when the Government failed to furnish
supplies at Santiago he had money cabled him and fed his half-starved regiment
of American Gascons at his own expense. He came back from Cuba to meet with
an ...
Page 202
There was the landing of Captain Fry and his adventurers at Santiago, their
capture by the Spaniards—and the execution of sixty men, mostly American
citizens. There had been other adventures in the interim, and the national
conventions of ...
There was the landing of Captain Fry and his adventurers at Santiago, their
capture by the Spaniards—and the execution of sixty men, mostly American
citizens. There had been other adventures in the interim, and the national
conventions of ...
Page 213
One of the most reliable histories of the war with Spain contains this passage: “
The first fight by soldiers in General Shafter's army of invasion occurred June 24,
five miles from Santiago de Cuba—so far had the Americans penetrated.
One of the most reliable histories of the war with Spain contains this passage: “
The first fight by soldiers in General Shafter's army of invasion occurred June 24,
five miles from Santiago de Cuba—so far had the Americans penetrated.
Page 214
... all other commands in the land forces before Santiago—routed an intrenched
foe, and defeated a regular 214 THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
... all other commands in the land forces before Santiago—routed an intrenched
foe, and defeated a regular 214 THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
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| Title | Theodore Roosevelt, Twenty-sixth President of the United States: A Typical American |
| Authors | Charles Eugene Banks, Le Roy Armstrong |
| Contributor | Joseph Wheeler |
| Publisher | E.R. Du Mont, 1901 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 10 Oct 2007 |
| Length | 413 pages |
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