The Spanish garrison numbered thirteen thousand men, amply supplied with ammunition, behind trenches and barbed-wire fences which were so well
US Army Begins Advance on Santiago
But he was not aware of the true condition of the roads. There were no roads.Continuing The Cuban Campaign,with a selection from The Rescue of
Spanish Fleet Trapped
While Sampson was returning from his hunt for Cervera at Porto Rico, the Spaniard was sailing due northwest for Santiago de Cuba, which he reached on
Jogues Escapes
His desperation gave him strength; and, by working the boat to and fro, he pushed it at length, little by little, into the water, entered it, and
US Army Stuck in Florida
A fleet of transport-ships conveying an army over hostile waters is at the mercy of even a very inferior enemy. A single well-directed shell or
Italy Cedes Savoy and Nice to France
Today's installment concludes The Second War of Italian Independence,our selection from Modern Italy 1748-1898 by Pietro Orsi.If you have
Captive and Missionary
He went from town to town, giving absolution to the Christian captives, and converting and baptizing the heathen.Previously in The Jesuits in North
Napoleon III Marches with the Italians
On June 8th Victor Emmanuel and Napoleon III made their triumphal entry into Milan -- now freed from the Austrian yoke.Continuing The Second War of
Battle of Naefels
Today's installment concludes The Swiss Win Independence,the name of our combined selection from F. Grenfell Baker and Lina Hug and Richard Stead.