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Great American Victory in Manila Harbor Battle
A New York Herald dispatch from London reports Commodore Dewey’s Asiatic squadron defeated the Spanish fleet in Manila harbor. The engagement lasted two hours, with Spanish ships Reina Christina and Castilla burned, Don Juan de Austria sunk, and heavy Spanish losses. Manila’s fate and cable control remain unsettled as details pour in from Madrid and London.
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New York
The
Herald
London
United States
Dewey
Spain
Manila
Philippine Islands
Madrid
Montejo
Cruser Castilla
Don Juan de Austria
Darso
Isle de Cuba
Christina
Gmec
British Colonial Office
Colonial Office
Manila Harbor
Cavite
Manilla Bay
E. E. Rawson Walker
Conaul
é#legraph company
Telegraph Company
Straits Settlement
Subig Bay
Commoore Dewey
Navy
Aguatini
Picot
C. B. W H. Mitchell
Agusti
Tavo
Castilla
Don Antonio de Ulleg
Commodore Dewey
Washington
Navy Department
Anxlaus
Commodore Pewey