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Identifier: reminiscencesthr00youn_0 (find matches)
Title: Reminiscences and thrilling stories of the war by returned heroes
Year: 1899 (1890s)
Authors: Young, James Rankin, 1847-1924 Moore, J. H., joint author
Subjects: Spanish-American War, 1898 Spanish-American War, 1898
Publisher: Philadelphia, Pa., Elliott Publishing Co
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress

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ve decimated them at the hands of cooler headed marksmen, whenat length a daredevil charge by Colonel Wood on the right and Lieutenant-Colonel Roosevelt on the left, turned the tide of the battle; the Spaniardsturned and fled; for the first time in those two hours our troops were enabledto shoot at an enemy in sight; the position was carried. Sevilla was oursnext day, but the victory had cost us sixteen lives. Now began the advance on Santiago proper and the encompassing of thecity within an armed crescent which would leave its defenders no chance ofescape save to the seaward; and there our squadron would see to them. One week was consumed in the landing and sending forward of the artil-lery, the construction of roads through the jungle, the building of bridges,the cutting off of the pipe line supplying Santiago with water, to the benefitof our toiling soldiers, and the establishment of telephonic connection betweenthe front and headquarters and of cable communication with Washington.
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165 166 THE ADVANCE ON SANTIAGO. Not any too soon was the latter completed either, for as early as July ist,fresh laurels had been won, and the glad tidings were immediately cabledhome by General Shafter. A heavy engagement had been raging from 8 a. m. to sundown, he said.All the outworks on the march of our troops toward Santiago had been car-ried; the enemy had been driven from San Juan and El Caney, and the Starsand Stripes floated within three-quarters of a mile of Santiago. What the short telegram did not tell was the many deeds of heroism ofthat ali-day fight, from early morning until 4 oclock, by which time 15 000American troops were thundering at the outer fortifications of Santiago de Cuba. The attack involved the whole line, but the broken nature of the countrygave a tremendous advantage to the defenders and proportionately handi-capped the aggressors, preventing, as it did, co-operative tactics on the partof our divisions. Taking of El Caney. Two points in particular had to

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