"Dawn at Manila" Topic
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 Editor in Chief Bill   | 06 Jun 2023 6:58 p.m. PST |
As dawn broke over the South China Sea on Saturday, 30 April 1898, the ships of U.S. Navy Commodore George Dewey's Asiatic Squadron sighted Cape Bolinao, the westward-most point of the Philippine island of Luzon, 560 miles from where they had started a few days earlier at Hong Kong. Dewey's singular concern as the verdant coastline came into view was where he would find his target: the Spanish Pacific fleet under the command of Admiral Patricio Montojo y Pasarón… USNI: link |
| William Warner | 07 Jun 2023 1:56 p.m. PST |
Greatly enjoyed the retelling of the battle. As a sailor in 1969 were were intended to visit Manila, but unfortunately the visit was canceled. We did spend time in the former Spanish base at Olongapo, which featured an elaborate Spanish gateway. |
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