United States Naval Institute Proceedings, Том 25,Део 2U.S. Naval Institute, 1899 |
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... shells are said not to have exploded . Of course the fortification works were injured to some extent , but not one of the guns was put out of action . A few of the buildings visible at a great distance , like the barracks , the jail ...
... shells are said not to have exploded . Of course the fortification works were injured to some extent , but not one of the guns was put out of action . A few of the buildings visible at a great distance , like the barracks , the jail ...
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... shells of different calibers , the largest of 30 centimeters . ( b ) From the houses between the castle and the light - house , about 200 meters distant , nothing had been removed . Some of them had been completely destroyed , others ...
... shells of different calibers , the largest of 30 centimeters . ( b ) From the houses between the castle and the light - house , about 200 meters distant , nothing had been removed . Some of them had been completely destroyed , others ...
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... shell , but none of the other guns nor the cement protection had received any injuries . A few projectiles had struck into the ground in front of the sand- bags and destroyed a few of them . Back of the battery was lying an American 20 ...
... shell , but none of the other guns nor the cement protection had received any injuries . A few projectiles had struck into the ground in front of the sand- bags and destroyed a few of them . Back of the battery was lying an American 20 ...
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... tages for running the blockade , and while its inhabitants had been brought face - to - face with warlike conditions , they had not yet experienced the effect of a six - inch shell 58 THE LAST NAVAL ENGAGEMENT OF THE WAR .
... tages for running the blockade , and while its inhabitants had been brought face - to - face with warlike conditions , they had not yet experienced the effect of a six - inch shell 58 THE LAST NAVAL ENGAGEMENT OF THE WAR .
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yet experienced the effect of a six - inch shell and smokeless pow- der . To the Spaniards it must have appeared the irony of fate to have this ultimatum delivered by the captured gunboat Alvarado . From Lieutenant Blue it was ...
yet experienced the effect of a six - inch shell and smokeless pow- der . To the Spaniards it must have appeared the irony of fate to have this ultimatum delivered by the captured gunboat Alvarado . From Lieutenant Blue it was ...
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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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