Article: Bessie Damon, 103, recalled hero of Manila Bay, ...
The Boston Globe;  May 26, 1993 ;     536 words ... ... Boston schools. She could recall a day off from elementary school when Admiral George Dewey, the hero of Manila Bay in the Spanish-American War, visited Boston in 1899. Mrs. Damon was the oldest surviving graduate of the former Girls High School ...

Article: Manila Bay
The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition;      425 words ...Manila Bay nearly landlocked inlet of the South ... historic naval base. The entrance to Manila Bay (c.11 mi/18 km wide) is divided ... km) wide. During the Spanish-American War, in the battle of Manila Bay (May 1, 1898), an American squadron ...

Dictionary definition: Manila Bay, Battle of
A Dictionary of World History;      286 words ...Manila Bay, Battle of (1 May 1898) Naval engagement during the SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR in the Philippines, in which a US fleet under ... Spanish fleet at the outset of the SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR of 1898 over Cuba, but his overwhelming victory ...

Article: Manila Bay battle put U.S. in Asia for ...
The Washington Times;  May 1, 1998 ;     700+ words ... ... the Spanish-American War." But to Mr ... importance of Manila Bay is not military ... the Spanish-American War, Mr. Moran said ... the Spanish-American War, agreed that ... significance of Manila Bay is how it involved ...

Article: Remembering Manila Bay.
The Boston Herald;  May 2, 1998 ;     398 words ... ... sailed an American squadron into Manila Bay and told his flagship captain ... important battle of the Spanish-American War, Dewey sank all 10 ships of a ... Germany, which had warships in Manila Bay, or Japan. No one can say that ...

Article: Spanish-American War, Navy in
Dictionary of American History;      700+ words ... ... evident. The Spanish-American War also added strong impetus ... and the Spanish-American War. New York: Palgrave ... History of the Spanish-American War. New York: B. Franklin ... a. g. See also Manila Bay, Battle of ; Navy ...

Article: Empire by Default: The Spanish-American War and the ...
National Review;  June 22, 1998 ;     700+ words ... ... Gridley." The Spanish - American War began at that moment ... s Pacific fleet at Manila Bay. In Washington, D ... after the Spanish - American War. Ivan Musicant doesn ... legacy of the Spanish - American War in his detailed book ...