Our Navy in the War with SpainC. Scribner's sons, 1898 - 406 страници |
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... says , “ when you clinch the devil you must use your claws . " It applies here . If we had been firm in asserting our rights in 1869 and 1873 we should have had no war in 1898 . 8 On the morning of January 21 , 1869 , the.
... says , “ when you clinch the devil you must use your claws . " It applies here . If we had been firm in asserting our rights in 1869 and 1873 we should have had no war in 1898 . 8 On the morning of January 21 , 1869 , the.
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John Randolph Spears. On the morning of January 21 , 1869 , the American steamer Colonel Lloyd Aspinwall , while on her way from Port - au - Prince to Ha- vana , found herself within five miles of the Cuban coast in a deplorable ...
John Randolph Spears. On the morning of January 21 , 1869 , the American steamer Colonel Lloyd Aspinwall , while on her way from Port - au - Prince to Ha- vana , found herself within five miles of the Cuban coast in a deplorable ...
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... morning , and then I would have said to them , Now , we'll investi- gate this matter , and let you know what we think about it at once . " " 6 " If you had done that you would have been recalled and severely reprimanded , " said Secre ...
... morning , and then I would have said to them , Now , we'll investi- gate this matter , and let you know what we think about it at once . " " 6 " If you had done that you would have been recalled and severely reprimanded , " said Secre ...
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... morning , April 20 , 1898 . Notice of this was sent to the Spanish Minister , Señor Polo y Bernabe , who requested and re- ceived his passports at once , and at 7.20 o'clock that night he left Washington . An ultimatum to Spain was ...
... morning , April 20 , 1898 . Notice of this was sent to the Spanish Minister , Señor Polo y Bernabe , who requested and re- ceived his passports at once , and at 7.20 o'clock that night he left Washington . An ultimatum to Spain was ...
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... morning of the 21st our Minister there , Stewart L. Woodford , was informed that " the diplomatic relations which formerly ex- isted between the two countries " were ended , and at 11.45 the affairs of our legation were turned over to ...
... morning of the 21st our Minister there , Stewart L. Woodford , was informed that " the diplomatic relations which formerly ex- isted between the two countries " were ended , and at 11.45 the affairs of our legation were turned over to ...
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Admiral Cervera afloat American Amphitrite armed armor ARMORED CRUISER ashore auxiliaries barbette battle beach began blockade boats broadside Brooklyn calibre Captain Cavite Cervera Cienfuegos coal coast Colon command Commodore crew Cuba Cuban deck destroyers Dewey displacement draft eight-inch guns enemy engineers Ensign exploded fact fight fire First-class Battle-ship five-inch flag flag-ship force forts four gun-boat gunners Havana Hemment inch Indiana Iowa island Key West killed knots land Lieutenant Main Battery Manila Manila Bay Marblehead Maria Teresa Merrimac miles morning Morro naval officers navy Nicholas Channel night o'clock Olympia Oquendo Oregon port projectiles PROTECTED CRUISER range rapid-fire guns rifles San Juan Santiago harbor Schley sent shell shore shot side signal six-inch guns six-pounders smoke Spain Spaniards Spanish ships Spanish squadron speed steam Texas thirteen-inch tons torpedo torpedo-boat turned turrets twelve-inch vessels Virginius Vizcaya war-ships Winslow Wompatuck wounded Yankee Yankee squadron yards York