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... infantry , made a sally which caused considerable confusion ; the commanders , however , promptly checked it and a hand - to - hand fight took place . The Spaniards were de- feated with heavy loss ; nearly all their casualties were made ...
... infantry , made a sally which caused considerable confusion ; the commanders , however , promptly checked it and a hand - to - hand fight took place . The Spaniards were de- feated with heavy loss ; nearly all their casualties were made ...
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... infantry , cavalry and artillery . there were at least 100 cavalry and three artillery pieces . On the battlefield were found 200 dead , many officers amongst them , and 45 horses . The engagement lasted seventy - five minutes , and in ...
... infantry , cavalry and artillery . there were at least 100 cavalry and three artillery pieces . On the battlefield were found 200 dead , many officers amongst them , and 45 horses . The engagement lasted seventy - five minutes , and in ...
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... infantry , composed of Baracoa , Guantanamo and Jiguani battalions , at El Tamarindo , near Babiney , fought a large Spanish column commanded by Gen. Tejeda as it was en route from Holguin to Bayamo , attempting to cross the country ...
... infantry , composed of Baracoa , Guantanamo and Jiguani battalions , at El Tamarindo , near Babiney , fought a large Spanish column commanded by Gen. Tejeda as it was en route from Holguin to Bayamo , attempting to cross the country ...
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... infantry ; a long and toilsome march under heavy rains , through knee - deep muddy trails , fording or swimming swollen rivers , climbing and sliding mountains while loaded with heavy rifles and two hundred cartridges each ; without pro ...
... infantry ; a long and toilsome march under heavy rains , through knee - deep muddy trails , fording or swimming swollen rivers , climbing and sliding mountains while loaded with heavy rifles and two hundred cartridges each ; without pro ...
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... infantry camped near the Tunas boundary line in readiness to take into their hands the fleeing enemy . Of the three commanders to whom General Garcia entrusted the checking of reinforcements , the only one that deserves any criticism is ...
... infantry camped near the Tunas boundary line in readiness to take into their hands the fleeing enemy . Of the three commanders to whom General Garcia entrusted the checking of reinforcements , the only one that deserves any criticism is ...
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Page 316 - That the United States hereby disclaims any disposition or intention to exercise sovereignty, jurisdiction, or control over said island except for the pacification thereof, and asserts its determination when that is accomplished to leave the government and control of the island to its people.
Page 575 - Privateering is and remains abolished; 2. The neutral flag covers enemy's goods, with the exception of contraband of war; 3. Neutral goods, with the exception of contraband of war, are not liable to capture under enemy's flag; 4.
Page 223 - Third. That the President of the United States be, and he hereby is, directed and empowered to use the entire land and naval forces of the United States and to call into the actual service of the United States the militia of the several States to such extent as may be necessary to carry these resolutions into effect.
Page 291 - In view of these facts and of these considerations, I ask the Congress to authorize and empower the President to take measures to secure a full and final termination of hostilities between the Government of Spain and the people of Cuba...
Page 303 - When such report is made and accepted it will, in my opinion, be the duty of the United States to resist by every means in its power as a wilful aggression upon its rights and interests the appropriation by Great Britain of any lands or the exercise of governmental jurisdiction over any territory which after investigation we have determined of right belongs to Venezuela.
Page 473 - The United States will occupy and hold the city, bay, and harbor of Manila pending the conclusion of a treaty of peace which shall determine the control, disposition, and government of the Philippines.
Page 321 - ... prepare them for local self-government, and in due time to make such disposition of said islands as will best promote the interests of the citizens of the United States and the inhabitants of said islands.
Page 370 - President is hereby authorized, in his discretion and with such limitations and exceptions as shall seem to him expedient, to prohibit the export of coal or other material used in war from any seaport of the United States until otherwise ordered by the President or by Congress (30 Stat.
Page 575 - States ship, shall be permitted to continue their voyage, if, on examination of their papers, it shall appear that their cargoes were taken on board before the expiration of the above term ; Provided, that nothing herein contained shall apply to Spanish vessels having on board any officer in the military or naval service of the enemy, or any coal (except such as may be necessary for their voyage), or any other article prohibited or contraband of war, or any despatch of or to the Spanish Government.
Page 291 - Cuba must stop. to authorize and empower the President to take measures to secure a full and final termination of hostilities between the Government of Spain and the people of Cuba, and to secure in the island the establishment of a stable government, capable of maintaining order and observing its international obligations, insuring peace and...