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Who was he commander of the Spanish American war that fired on the Spanish fleet in Manila Bay?
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US Commodore George Dewey.
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Where were the first shots fired in the spanish-american war?
At Manila Bay on 1 May 1898.
Why was the first battle of the Spanish-American war fought at Manila Bay in the Philippines?
Because it was a Spanish Colony and Manila Bay was the home port of the Philippine Squadron of the Spanish Navy. Admiral Dewey sought out the fleet, located them in port, and destroyed the fleet.
Why did Admiral Dewey easily defeat the Spanish fleet that was guarding Manila Bay?
Because of several things in has favor.Dewey had a greater number of modern ships.The Spanish thought he would lose so he wanted to A.) spare Manila the shelling and B.) be sunk in shallow water.to do that he did move away from the shore batteries and waited for Dewey to find him.When Dewey did find him, his better trained crews fired over 4,000 rounds at the Spanish fleet in a couple of hours.Overall, the Spanish had no chance, thought they had no chance and lost all their ships with the one American casualty caused by a heart attack.
Where were the 1st shots fired that started the American Revolution?
The first shots fired in the American Revolution, often referred to as "The Shot Heard 'Round the World," were fired at Lexington, Massachusetts.
Which side fired shot of the American revolution?
The British fired the first shots of American Revolutionary War at Lexington, on April 18,1775.
Where were the first shots fired in the spanish-american war?
At Manila Bay on 1 May 1898.
Who fired the first shot during the spanish-American war?
By most accounts, the first shots were fired on April 22, 1898, by Washburn Maynard (of Knoxville Tennessee), who was the commander of the gunboat Nashville.
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Patton
Why was the first battle of the Spanish-American war fought at Manila Bay in the Philippines?
Because it was a Spanish Colony and Manila Bay was the home port of the Philippine Squadron of the Spanish Navy. Admiral Dewey sought out the fleet, located them in port, and destroyed the fleet.
What union commander was fired by Lincoln?
Lincoln fired McClellan twice.
Who was first commander of the union troops to get fired?
McDowell
Why did Admiral Dewey easily defeat the Spanish fleet that was guarding Manila Bay?
Because of several things in has favor.Dewey had a greater number of modern ships.The Spanish thought he would lose so he wanted to A.) spare Manila the shelling and B.) be sunk in shallow water.to do that he did move away from the shore batteries and waited for Dewey to find him.When Dewey did find him, his better trained crews fired over 4,000 rounds at the Spanish fleet in a couple of hours.Overall, the Spanish had no chance, thought they had no chance and lost all their ships with the one American casualty caused by a heart attack.
Which country was in the battle of spanish-American war?
The Spanish American War was fought in Spanish Colonial Cuba, Spanish Colonial Puerto Rico and Spanish Philippines. The US fired on Guam, did no damage and they thought it was a ship's salute. They were not aware that a War was in progress and the small number of Spanish soldiers in Guam surrendered.
Which countries was the battle of Spanish-American War fought in?
The Spanish American War was fought in Spanish Colonial Cuba, Spanish Colonial Puerto Rico and Spanish Philippines. The US fired on Guam, did no damage and they thought it was a ship's salute. They were not aware that a War was in progress and the small number of Spanish soldiers in Guam surrendered.
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Joseph Bucklin shot the commander of the Gaspee.
Who was the south commander while the first shots were fired at fort Sumter?
That one guy
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MacArther was resisting the orders of his commander in chief. In public. He was fired.
