United States Naval Institute Proceedings, Том 25,Део 2U.S. Naval Institute, 1899 |
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... battery , consisting of some forty - odd marines under Lieut . A. W. Catlin , U. S. M. C. , also Ensign F. R. Payne and some naval cadets of the present third class at the Naval Academy , the whole presided over by Lieutenant - Com ...
... battery , consisting of some forty - odd marines under Lieut . A. W. Catlin , U. S. M. C. , also Ensign F. R. Payne and some naval cadets of the present third class at the Naval Academy , the whole presided over by Lieutenant - Com ...
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... battery of three long 15 cm . guns . 3 . 4. Adjoining Cristobal Castle on the right a battery of three long 15 cm . Catano Carbands h- Arsenal Antoniocanal 0,5 Mang lar Entrance of Martin Pena Antonio . MILES . 2 KILOMETER .
... battery of three long 15 cm . guns . 3 . 4. Adjoining Cristobal Castle on the right a battery of three long 15 cm . Catano Carbands h- Arsenal Antoniocanal 0,5 Mang lar Entrance of Martin Pena Antonio . MILES . 2 KILOMETER .
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... batteries . But the exer- cises were carried out in a careless manner and without system . Target practice with guns , which would have been necessary above all in order to place the fortification in condition for war and to drill the ...
... batteries . But the exer- cises were carried out in a careless manner and without system . Target practice with guns , which would have been necessary above all in order to place the fortification in condition for war and to drill the ...
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... batteries could not fire upon them . The distance was probably 800 or 900 meters . The Spanish infantry took advantage of the opportunity to join in the battle with musket fire . This musket fire , in connection with the fire of a battery ...
... batteries could not fire upon them . The distance was probably 800 or 900 meters . The Spanish infantry took advantage of the opportunity to join in the battle with musket fire . This musket fire , in connection with the fire of a battery ...
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... batteries were to be brought out ; Admiral Sampson wanted to ascertain their strength and efficiency and be guided thereby in determining the forces it would require for a serious bombardment of San Juan and the taking of the city by ...
... batteries were to be brought out ; Admiral Sampson wanted to ascertain their strength and efficiency and be guided thereby in determining the forces it would require for a serious bombardment of San Juan and the taking of the city by ...
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Admiral Cervera Aguadores American ships ammunition anchor armored army arrived artillery attack battalion battery battle battle-ships blockade boat boilers bombardment cable Caney Cape Cruz Captain Cienfuegos coal coast Colón Colonel column command companies crew Cuban Daiquiri deck defended destroyers distance El Caney enemy engineers entrance fight flag forces fortifications four gunboats harbor Havana Hontoria guns hostile fleet hostile ships howitzers indicated horse-power July June Key West knots land large number latter Leyden Lieutenant Linares Manzanillo Maria Teresa Marine merchant meters miles military Morro mouth musket fire muzzle-loading naval night o'clock officers Oquendo Palma Soriano pier Plasencia Plutón port projectiles protected cruiser Puerto Rico Punta Cabrera Punta Gorda rapid-fire guns regiment Reina Mercedes sacks San Juan Santiago de Cuba shell shots Socapa soldiers Spain Spanish steam steamer tons torpedoes trenches troops U. S. Navy vessels volunteers warships wounded
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