This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1907 edition. Excerpt: ... Kent's division, crossed I. the valley and captured the heights just south of San Juan Hill. Having driven the enemy back to his second line of intrenchments, some six or eight hundred yards in rear of his first line, the Americans began to strengthen their position. Best's battery was brought forward and ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1907 edition. Excerpt: ... Kent's division, crossed I. the valley and captured the heights just south of San Juan Hill. Having driven the enemy back to his second line of intrenchments, some six or eight hundred yards in rear of his first line, the Americans began to strengthen their position. Best's battery was brought forward and placed in position about two hundred yards north of the San Juan blockhouse; but the smoke of the guns drew such a heavy return fire that the battery was compelled in a few minutes to withdraw to Kettle Hill. As Lawton had not arrived, and as there were no available reserve forces, the right of the American line was left without support. In response to urgent messages from Sumner and Wood, Kent moved the Thirteenth Infantry, the only regiment he could spare, from the centre to the right to support the cavalry, which was holding a long line with very few men. About this time, too, Parker's battery of Gatling guns arrived on the right of the line and at once began firing upon the Spaniards, who were sweeping the American trenches with a heavy fire of cannon and small arms. The light battery of Hotchkiss guns under Lieutenant Hughes of the Tenth Cavalry was also brought forward and effectively handled. The fight between the two lines, which were now facing each other at a distance ranging from three hundred to eight hundred yards, continued at intervals until dark. In the course of the afternoon the Spaniards, with a part of their infantry, a number of mounted guerillas, and the company of sailors under Captain Bustamante, attempted an offensive movement; but they had advanced only a few yards when a heavy fire drove them back to the cover of their intrenchments. During this movement Captain Bustamante was fatally wounded. A little earlier in the...
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VOLUME 2 ONLY Hbk 12mo rebound in sturdy library binding 256pp illustr 2 fold-out maps (the 3 additional maps have been replaced with plain sheets in the rebinding) one fold-out with old repairs ex public library with usual library markings otherwise appears little-used and a very good clean tight working copy.
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