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Admiral George Dewey, US Navy.
kinda. we were mostly focused on our navy which was HUGE.
The Battle of Manila Bay did not win the Spanish American War, but is was the handwriting on the wall that assured US Victory. It cut the size of Spain's Navy in half and isolated the Philippines.
Those were his orders from the Secretary of the Navy.
The US and Spain were at War and the Spanish Navy's Philippine Squadron was based in Manila. He sought out the enemy and destroyed it, which is exactly what he was ordered to do.
By destroying their Navy.
Admiral George Dewey, US Navy.
It had a more modern, faster, better armed and armored Navy.
The founders of the U.S. Navy were John Paul Jones and John Barry in May of 1898 during the Spanish-American War.
Cuba? After spanish American War
Superior Navy armor and armament.
For the Navy it was the Battle of Manila Bay and for the Army it was Cuba.
kinda. we were mostly focused on our navy which was HUGE.
The Battle of Manila Bay did not win the Spanish American War, but is was the handwriting on the wall that assured US Victory. It cut the size of Spain's Navy in half and isolated the Philippines.
Those were his orders from the Secretary of the Navy.
The US and Spain were at War and the Spanish Navy's Philippine Squadron was based in Manila. He sought out the enemy and destroyed it, which is exactly what he was ordered to do.
The US and Spain were at War and the Spanish Navy's Philippine Squadron was based in Manila. He sought out the enemy and destroyed it, which is exactly what he was ordered to do.