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Title
"
You
may
fire
when
ready
,
Gridley
"
Battle
of
Manila
Bay--1
May
1898
Creator
Sanz, Alfonso.
Publisher
[Washington
,
D.C.]
: The
Army
and
Navy
Club
of
Washington
,
[19--]
Physical Description
1 art reproduction : col. ; 41 x 51 cm.
Summary
Print
shows
the
Spanish
navy
after
defeat
by the
USS
Olympia
,
commanded
by
George
Dewey
.
Notes
Title
from
item.
; "
Commodore
George
Dewey's
order
to
Captain
Charles
V
.
Gridley
,
Commanding
Officer
of the
flagship
,
USS
OLYMPIA
,
opened
the
sea
battle
which
in
one
morning
eliminated
Spanish
naval
strength
in the
Pacific
. In
executing
his
orders
to
seek
and
destroy
the
Spanish
Squadron
,
Dewey
promptly
and
vigorously
achieved
his
objective
without
loss
of a
single
American
life
. He
even
captured
the
Spanish
base
containing
supplies
and
repair
facilities
which
would be of
immense
value
to him
later
when
forced
to
carry
on
war
operations
so
far
from
home
.
OLYMPIA
is
memorialized
in
Philadelphia
,
Pennsylvania.
"
LC Subject Headings
Dewey, George, 1837-1917.
Olympia (Cruiser)
Manila Bay, Battle of, Philippines, 1898--Pictorial works.
Time Period
Late 19th Century (1861-1899)
Unknown Time Period
Added Entry
Army and Navy Club (Washington, D.C.)
Call #
PRINT
02618
Item #
800089299
OCLC #
27398149
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