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
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
The Cuban Campaign
This series has thirteen easy 5 minute installments. This first installment: Organizing the U.S. Army Invasion.IntroductionThe Spanish-American
Australia Discovered
This series has three easy 5-minute installments. This first installment: First Sightings of Australia.IntroductionWho discovered Australia? As
Sir Francis Drake Sails Home
Today's installment concludes Drake Captures Cartegena; Raids Cadiz,our selection from Sir Francis Drake by Julian Corbett published in 1890.If
Sir Francis Drake at Lagos
On the summit of the headland was a castle accessible on two sides only.Continuing Drake Captures Cartegena; Raids Cadiz,our selection from Sir
Sir Francis Drake Attacks Cadiz
Galleys could only fire straight ahead; and, as they came on line abreast, Drake, passing with the Queen's four battle-ships athwart their course,