Today's installment concludes The Battle of Manila Bay,our selection from The New Pacific by Hubert Howe Bancroft published in 1900.If you have
Prepare for Action!
Upon the instant the Stars and Stripes appeared at every masthead, and simultaneously from all those ships went up a mighty shout, which struck upon
The Battle of Manila Bay
This series has three easy 5 minute installments. This first installment: Capture or Destroy the Spanish Fleet.IntroductionOne of the world-wide
Decisive Spanish Defeat
Today's installment concludes The Cuban Campaign,the name of our combined selection from Andrew S. Draper, Theodore Roosevelt, and Pascual Cervera.
Destruction of the Spanish Fleet
In this painful situation, when explosions were heard in the ammunition- rooms, I gave orders to lower the flag and flood all the
The Spanish Admiral’s Report
The ships left the harbor in such perfect order as to surprise our enemy, from whom we have since received many enthusiastic compliments on this
Theodore Roosevelt’s Report
On the extreme front, I now found myself in command, with fragments of the six cavalry regiments of the two brigades under me.Continuing The Cuban
Escape of the Christobol Colon
In the meantime, while her sister-ships were being destroyed, the Cristobal Colon had pushed on out of the thickest of the fire, and was hoping to
Spanish Fleet Flees Santiago Harbor
At the same instant, the boom of a gun on the Iowa attracted attention and a string of little flags up her rigging signaled: "The enemy's ships are