The household history of the United States and its people, for young Americans . ghting, the city was surrendered. Abody of Filipino insurgents had assisted somewhat in thesiege, but General Merritt was obliged to prevent themfrom entering the city, as they were only anxious toloot it and massacre the Spaniards. Various influencesbrought about a condition that resulted in a prolongedstruggle against American authority by armed bands ofnatives mainly belonging to the Tagal tribe. Meanwhile Deweys remarkable victory was followedtwo months later by another on the southern coastm& ^f Cuba. An Amer
The household history of the United States and its people, for young Americans . ghting, the city was surrendered. Abody of Filipino insurgents had assisted somewhat in thesiege, but General Merritt was obliged to prevent themfrom entering the city, as they were only anxious toloot it and massacre the Spaniards. Various influencesbrought about a condition that resulted in a prolongedstruggle against American authority by armed bands ofnatives mainly belonging to the Tagal tribe. Meanwhile Deweys remarkable victory was followedtwo months later by another on the southern coastm& ^f Cuba. An American fleet, commanded by(^ Commodore William T. Sampson, after search-ing for a Spanish fleet that had crossed theAtlantic from Spain, under Admiral Cervera,at last found it in the harbor of Santiago,VVs and waited patiently for it to come out;while an American military force had beenlanded on the coast east of that place and wasapproaching the city of Santiago. On July 3dCerveras fleet, consisting of four war ships and twotorpedo boats, came out of the harbor and steamed. IVAR WITH SPAIN. 367 westward alons: the coast, hopinsr to escape the Amer- Navai victory off ° 101 the coast of Cuba. ican fleet and reach Havana. But the Americans wereon the alert, and at once gave chase. A running fightensued, and one after another the Spanish ships wereriddled with shot, set on fire, and driven ashore, thelast one fifty miles from Santiago. About six hundredSpaniards were killed or drowned, and twelve hundredwere made prisoners. In the American fleet one manwas killed and three were wounded. The American land forces, commanded by GeneralWilliam R. Shafter, were steadily approaching the city ofSantiago on the east and northeast. On July ist werefought the battles of San Juan Hili and El Caney, in whichthe Americans, breaking through all kinds of obstructions,including entanglements of barbed wire, stormed theheights under a constant fire, carried the rifle pits at thetop, and remained ma
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