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Battle of Santiago Endures in Historic Naval Clash
Sailors remember the decisive Santiago harbor engagement where Commodore Schley’s fleet pressed the Spanish at close range. Valiant actions by the Gloucester and Gloucester’s crew, plus the Oregon and Brooklyn, sealed a dramatic American victory with the escape of the Vizcaya and Colon thwarted before dawn. The clash, praised as Trafalgar-like, underscores Sampson’s enduring orders and Schley’s leadership.
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Caribbean
ELOS
Santiago
Cervera
Panama
Spain
Wainwright
Rhins
Union
Admiral Dewey
Manila
Schley
Lnert
Morro
Seenpao
Earth
Sedley
Sampson
Clage
Castile
Sampnog
Marblehead
Brooklyn
Texas
Iowa
Oregon
New York
Gloucester
Indiana
Siboney
Commodore Schley
Captain Cook
Teresa
Havana Harbor
Oquendo
Vizeaya
Cristobal Colon
Brokelyn
Colon
Clark
Wiszcaya
Lata Entrance
Vizcaya
New York Harbor
Maine
Taylor
Bob" Vans
Fiven
Evans
Ordera
West
Shatter
Dick” Wainwright
Sehley
Lord Vincent
Nelson
Trafalgar