. Hazen's elementary history of the United States; a story and a lesson. MANILA. 289 LESSON.—Commodore Dewey captured or destroyed the Spanish fleetat Manila (May 1, 1898), and that city soon surrendered. Cuba wasblockaded. 2. CAPTURE OF MANILA—DEWEY. Away off in the Pacific Ocean not far from China, lies agroup of islands called the Philippines. They were Spanishpossessions, and were of \alue as a navalstation where fleets in that region couldrefit. - Orders were at once sent to Commo-dore George Dewey, who commandedour fleet at Hong Kong, Cliina, to cap- ture or destroy the Spanish fleet at
. Hazen's elementary history of the United States; a story and a lesson. MANILA. 289 LESSON.—Commodore Dewey captured or destroyed the Spanish fleetat Manila (May 1, 1898), and that city soon surrendered. Cuba wasblockaded. 2. CAPTURE OF MANILA—DEWEY. Away off in the Pacific Ocean not far from China, lies agroup of islands called the Philippines. They were Spanishpossessions, and were of \alue as a navalstation where fleets in that region couldrefit. - Orders were at once sent to Commo-dore George Dewey, who commandedour fleet at Hong Kong, Cliina, to cap- ture or destroy the Spanish fleet at Manila. George Dewey. On Sunday morn-ing. May 1,1898, he entered the har-bor of Manila, silenced the shorebatteiies, and .captured or destroyedevery vessel without losing a afterwards the city surren-
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