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Page 4
It was a grand moment , and as we advanced the Spaniards opened fire . The zip
- zip of their shells increased ; soon a reply was given as each of our vessels
came within range , and the steady booming of Campaigning in the Philippines .
It was a grand moment , and as we advanced the Spaniards opened fire . The zip
- zip of their shells increased ; soon a reply was given as each of our vessels
came within range , and the steady booming of Campaigning in the Philippines .
Page 5
Seven separate times our ships performed this evolution as if on parade , and the
Spaniards met our fire with the greatest bravery . They had fully a hundred guns
playing upon us from their vessels and batteries ; but their aim was poor , and ...
Seven separate times our ships performed this evolution as if on parade , and the
Spaniards met our fire with the greatest bravery . They had fully a hundred guns
playing upon us from their vessels and batteries ; but their aim was poor , and ...
Page 8
For this reason we quote from the Diario de Manila of May 4 , 1898 , the following
description of the great sea - fight as seen by a Spaniard . The translation is by
the chief officer of the Olympia , G . P . Colvocoresses : THE NAVAL COMBAT AT
...
For this reason we quote from the Diario de Manila of May 4 , 1898 , the following
description of the great sea - fight as seen by a Spaniard . The translation is by
the chief officer of the Olympia , G . P . Colvocoresses : THE NAVAL COMBAT AT
...
Page 11
The Commodore knew that the Spaniards had just received an ample supply of
ammunition in the transport Mindanao , so that there was no hope of exhausting
their fighting power by an action lasting twice as long . If we should run short of ...
The Commodore knew that the Spaniards had just received an ample supply of
ammunition in the transport Mindanao , so that there was no hope of exhausting
their fighting power by an action lasting twice as long . If we should run short of ...
Page 13
Our projectiles seemed to go too high or too lowjust as had been the case with
those fired at us by the Spaniards . Several times the Commodore had expressed
dissatisfaction with the failure of our gunners to hit the enemy . We had begun the
...
Our projectiles seemed to go too high or too lowjust as had been the case with
those fired at us by the Spaniards . Several times the Commodore had expressed
dissatisfaction with the failure of our gunners to hit the enemy . We had begun the
...
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| Title | Campaigning in the Philippines |
| Authors | Karl Irving Faust, Peter MacQueen |
| Publisher | Hicks-Judd Company, 1899 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 9 Sep 2008 |
| ISBN | 5870708737, 9785870708737 |
| Length | 314 pages |
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