Harper's Encyclopædia of United States History from 458 A.D. to 1902, Volume 8Harper, 1902 |
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... SANTIAGO MAJOR - GENERAL JOHN MCA . SCHOFIELD THE BATTLE OF BUENA VISTA • • GENERAL WINFIELD SCOTT Frontispiece Facing page 10 42 " " " " · 58 : " 6 " 6 86 " 6 66 66 98 66 154 88 96 GENERAL PHILIP H. SHERIDAN LANDING SLAVES FROM A DUTCH ...
... SANTIAGO MAJOR - GENERAL JOHN MCA . SCHOFIELD THE BATTLE OF BUENA VISTA • • GENERAL WINFIELD SCOTT Frontispiece Facing page 10 42 " " " " · 58 : " 6 " 6 86 " 6 66 66 98 66 154 88 96 GENERAL PHILIP H. SHERIDAN LANDING SLAVES FROM A DUTCH ...
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... Santiago with his fleet . On May 31 , Sampson bombarded the fortifications at the entrance of Santiago harbor , and on June 9 seized Guantanamo Bay and made it a base of supplies . On the morning of July 3 , when Admiral Cervera ...
... Santiago with his fleet . On May 31 , Sampson bombarded the fortifications at the entrance of Santiago harbor , and on June 9 seized Guantanamo Bay and made it a base of supplies . On the morning of July 3 , when Admiral Cervera ...
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... Santiago at that moment the Almirante Oquendo . The distance be- were as follows : The flag - ship New York tween these ships was about 800 yards , was 4 miles east of her blockading station , which means that from the time the first ...
... Santiago at that moment the Almirante Oquendo . The distance be- were as follows : The flag - ship New York tween these ships was about 800 yards , was 4 miles east of her blockading station , which means that from the time the first ...
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... Santiago , burn- ing fiercely , and with her reserves of am- munition on deck already beginning to ex- plode . 66 Within twenty minutes from the time When about 10 miles west of Santiago they emerged from Santiago Harbor the the Indiana ...
... Santiago , burn- ing fiercely , and with her reserves of am- munition on deck already beginning to ex- plode . 66 Within twenty minutes from the time When about 10 miles west of Santiago they emerged from Santiago Harbor the the Indiana ...
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... Santiago . Captain Cook , of the Brooklyn , went on board to receive the surrender . Twelfth . It seems proper briefly to de- scribe here the manner in which this was accomplished . The harbor of Santiago is naturally easy to blockade ...
... Santiago . Captain Cook , of the Brooklyn , went on board to receive the surrender . Twelfth . It seems proper briefly to de- scribe here the manner in which this was accomplished . The harbor of Santiago is naturally easy to blockade ...
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