Essentials of United States history . nd his Rouo;h Riders. Theloss was heavy, foi- at all times the Americans were exposed tothe guns of hidden Spanish soldiers. General Shafter was thenable to place his lines about the city, which finally surrendered on the 17th of July. 480. Porto RicoCampaign. — GeneralMiles now landed astrong force on thesouthern side of PortoRico, where he was notexpected, and with lit-tle opposition made atriumphant marchthrough the Spanish forces re-treated before him, andthe inhabitants wel-comed our tro()|)s. TheAmericans took pos-session of the island. 48
Essentials of United States history . nd his Rouo;h Riders. Theloss was heavy, foi- at all times the Americans were exposed tothe guns of hidden Spanish soldiers. General Shafter was thenable to place his lines about the city, which finally surrendered on the 17th of July. 480. Porto RicoCampaign. — GeneralMiles now landed astrong force on thesouthern side of PortoRico, where he was notexpected, and with lit-tle opposition made atriumphant marchthrough the Spanish forces re-treated before him, andthe inhabitants wel-comed our tro()|)s. TheAmericans took pos-session of the island. 481. Manila Sur-renders. — After thedestruction of theSpanish Asiatic fleetat Manila, Admiral American (jUnneks in the Sea-Fight. Dewev continued to blockade the harbor, but he had not a sufficient land force towarrant an attack upon the city. Finally troops arrived fromSan Francisco, and Admiral Dewey and Major-General Mer-ritt together decided to make the attack. They were suc-cessful and Manila surrendered on the 13th of McKINLEYS FIRST ADMINISTRATION (1897-1901) 355
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