John Hay, The US. Ambassador To Great Britain, called it "A Splendid Little War" and then became the Secretary of State.
In a letter to Theodore Roosevelt he termed it "A Splendid Little War".
It accomplished the Mission (Cuba gained Independence), it was brief (109 days), and it was a low casualty engagement.
major battles in the splendid little war of spain
John Hay wrote the quote 'Splendid Little War' -J
Secretary of State John Hay dubbed the Spanish-American War "a splendid little war" as the Spanish-American War is the shortest war in U.S. history with only 460 casualties. Also, the U.S. gained several territories which were then used for economical purposes: Guam, Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines.
In a letter to Theodore Roosevelt he termed it "A Splendid Little War".
It was called a Splendid Little War.
It accomplished the Mission (Cuba gained Independence), it was brief (109 days), and it was a low casualty engagement.
John Hay wrote the quote 'Splendid Little War' -J
major battles in the splendid little war of spain
Secretary of State John Hay dubbed the Spanish-American War "a splendid little war" as the Spanish-American War is the shortest war in U.S. history with only 460 casualties. Also, the U.S. gained several territories which were then used for economical purposes: Guam, Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines.
Theodore Roosevelt called it: "A splendid littlewar".It is true that Roosevelt used that term and the quote is often credited to him in err. John Milton Hay, the US Ambassador to the United Kingdom and later the US Secretary of State penned it in a letter to Roosevelt and deserves the credit for that bit of prose.
It was called a splendid little war.
dec 10 1898
the spanish-american war.The Spanish-American War
John Hay called the Spanish-American War a splendid little war because it was short but substantial. It lasted a little over three months and resulted in the total defeat and collapse of the Spanish Empire at the hands of the Americans.
A "splendid little war"