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∙ 13y agoManila Bay was ruled by Spain, and the ships belonged to the Spanish.
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∙ 13y agoThose were his orders.
US Commodore George Dewey.
He was ordered to attack the Spanish, and Manila Bay was where the Spanish warships were anchored.
Commodore George Dewey of the Asiatic Fleet.
Commodore George Dewey and the US Asiatic Squadron, based in China, attacked the Spanish in the Battle of Manila Bay on May 1, 1898, at the outbreak of the Spanish-American War.
Those were his orders.
Manila.
US Commodore George Dewey.
The first battle was at Manila Bay in which Commodore George Dewey destroyed the Spanish Philippine Fleet.
The Battle of Manila Bay under Commodore George Dewey.
He was ordered to attack the Spanish, and Manila Bay was where the Spanish warships were anchored.
George Dewey.
Commodore George Dewey of the Asiatic Fleet.
Commodore George Dewey and the US Asiatic Squadron, based in China, attacked the Spanish in the Battle of Manila Bay on May 1, 1898, at the outbreak of the Spanish-American War.
Those were his orders.
Those were his orders.
Commodore George Dewey was in charge of the American Fleet in the Philippines. They soundly defeated the Spanish Fleet. Under his direction the ground battles were continued leading the the US victory.
The first battle was at Manila Bay in the Philippine Islands between the Spanish Fleet and the US Asiatic Squadron under Commodore George Dewey.