Lectures on the Growth and Development of the United States, Volume 10Amer. Educational Alliance, 1915 - United States |
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Page 112
... Shafter's men had disembarked , or Roosevelt charged up San Juan Hill . It was a terrible , silent warning - and one which the Secretary of War and the President heeded . Congress authorized them to recruit a number of specially ...
... Shafter's men had disembarked , or Roosevelt charged up San Juan Hill . It was a terrible , silent warning - and one which the Secretary of War and the President heeded . Congress authorized them to recruit a number of specially ...
Page 129
... Shafter , had embarked for Cuba as early as June 8 , but the transports were hardly under way before they were halted , upon the false rumor that Spanish cruisers had been seen in Nicholas Channel . The transports were turned back to ...
... Shafter , had embarked for Cuba as early as June 8 , but the transports were hardly under way before they were halted , upon the false rumor that Spanish cruisers had been seen in Nicholas Channel . The transports were turned back to ...
Page 130
... Shafter had under his command 815 officers and 16,072 men ; thirty- two transports being necessary to convey the same . It was originally planned to take 10,000 additional men , but transportation could not be pro- vided . From General ...
... Shafter had under his command 815 officers and 16,072 men ; thirty- two transports being necessary to convey the same . It was originally planned to take 10,000 additional men , but transportation could not be pro- vided . From General ...
Page 132
... Shafter's ac- count of the voyage . Daiquiri ( Baiquiri ) had been se- lected as the landing place instead of Guantanamo . It was not only near Santiago , but also the center of operations for the Cuban army , whose assistance was ...
... Shafter's ac- count of the voyage . Daiquiri ( Baiquiri ) had been se- lected as the landing place instead of Guantanamo . It was not only near Santiago , but also the center of operations for the Cuban army , whose assistance was ...
Page 135
... Shafter , The Capture of Santiago de Cuba , in Century Magazine ( Feb- ruary , 1899 ) . - ing , they hovered over the half- extinguished camp -. The Spanish , after being driven from their position at Guasimas , slowly retreated towards ...
... Shafter , The Capture of Santiago de Cuba , in Century Magazine ( Feb- ruary , 1899 ) . - ing , they hovered over the half- extinguished camp -. The Spanish , after being driven from their position at Guasimas , slowly retreated towards ...
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