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That same day the British Commander of Hongkong , owing to the fact that his
government had declared its neutrality , gave notice to the American squadron
that it would have to clear port inside of twenty - four hours . The American fleet
left ...
That same day the British Commander of Hongkong , owing to the fact that his
government had declared its neutrality , gave notice to the American squadron
that it would have to clear port inside of twenty - four hours . The American fleet
left ...
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We had been fired upon by a battery of four seven - inch guns on El Fraile . The
squadron continued up the bay , the stillness occasionally broken by the cry of
the lookouts announcing a light upon the distant shore . “ At the first break of
dawn ...
We had been fired upon by a battery of four seven - inch guns on El Fraile . The
squadron continued up the bay , the stillness occasionally broken by the cry of
the lookouts announcing a light upon the distant shore . “ At the first break of
dawn ...
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... in four slightly wounded , on board the Baltimore . Some shots struck our
vessels , but without doing the least harm . ” A SPANISH VERSION OF THE
BATTLE OF MANILA BAY . As General Otis said to one of the writers of this book :
“ All ...
... in four slightly wounded , on board the Baltimore . Some shots struck our
vessels , but without doing the least harm . ” A SPANISH VERSION OF THE
BATTLE OF MANILA BAY . As General Otis said to one of the writers of this book :
“ All ...
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... of American war - ships into action in his flagship Olympia ; that after a fierce
fight , lasting two hours and a half , the attacking fleet retired from the battle into
the center of Manila Bay , and did not renew the attack until nearly four hours
later .
... of American war - ships into action in his flagship Olympia ; that after a fierce
fight , lasting two hours and a half , the attacking fleet retired from the battle into
the center of Manila Bay , and did not renew the attack until nearly four hours
later .
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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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