The Story of Cuba

“The Story of Cuba is a tragedy.” Murat Halstead wrote it while the insurrection was still burning — four centuries of Spanish rule, the sugar and slave economy, Weyler’s camps, and an America deciding whether to intervene.

The British and Provincial Conquest of Cuba

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The British and Provincial Conquest of Cuba

How the Island was Invaded, and Havana Captured, After a Bloody and Deadly Siege, in the Summer of 1762, by the British, Under Lord…

The British and Provincial Conquest of Cuba: English

This happened fourteen years before our Declaration of Independence, and perhaps the British idea was their American colonies possessed so…

The British and Provincial Conquest of Cuba: Rodney

The English must have had a period of modesty, if not timidity, for not only was Rodney not acting under urgency from home when he won his…

The British and Provincial Conquest of Cuba: Havana

As they approached the coast of Cuba there was a storm, and the ship, carrying Putnam's fortunes and five hundred men, was driven on rocks…

The British and Provincial Conquest of Cuba: Putnam

A terrible storm now arose, and the transport that bore Lieutenant-Colonel Putnam, with five hundred men, making one-half of the…

The British and Provincial Conquest of Cuba: Albemarle

The Boston Gazette states that one of the captured Spanish ships had five million dollars on board, that almost forty million dollars in…

The British and Provincial Conquest of Cuba: England

Hazewell says of the bad bargain England made in the treaty by which she gave up Cuba:

The British and Provincial Conquest of Cuba: Mante

The most thorough account of the conquest of Cuba by the English and Americans is that of Thomas Mante, published in London in 1772-a…

The British and Provincial Conquest of Cuba: Royal

FROM ENGLAND. 9th, Whitmore's 977 34th, Lord Frederic Cavendish 976 56th, Major-General Keppel 933 72d, Duke of Richmond 986 Volunteers 217…

The British and Provincial Conquest of Cuba: Ships

Ships of the line 23 Frigates, bomb-ketches, fire-ships, and their tenders 24 Transport ships, with troops on board 93 Artillery ships 16…

The British and Provincial Conquest of Cuba: Moro

The siege of the Moro was one of the severest struggles in modern warfare-the Spaniards fought in first-class style, and gave the British…

The British and Provincial Conquest of Cuba: Island

It was a great victory-an awful sum of wretchedness. Thousands of young men perished, and the Island was tossed over to Spain as though it…

The British and Provincial Conquest of Cuba: Colonial

We have much pleasure in recognizing the success of the New York Branch of the Society of Colonial Wars in collecting and making available…

The British and Provincial Conquest of Cuba: Vernon

A requisition was made by George II., in the thirteenth year of his reign, upon all the colonies north of Carolina, to send four battalions…

The British and Provincial Conquest of Cuba: William

Ensigns: WILLIAM FITZHUGH, HUGH ROSS,--YOUNG,--PILOT Under date of May 31, 1740, there is an entry in the Executive Journal of an estimate…

The British and Provincial Conquest of Cuba: Graham

The prominence of Connecticut in the Havana expedition, 1762, has been apparent, and by the courtesy of the Historical Committee we have…

The British and Provincial Conquest of Cuba: Limbs

SATURDAY, Sept. 25, 1762.--A pleasant morning, nothing extraordinary happened the last Night-but Sable night in gloomy Majesty sat upon the…

The British and Provincial Conquest of Cuba: Companies

An account of the Troops that Served in the Siege of the Havanah: Regular Troops. 1st, 4th, 8th, 9th, 15th, 17, 22, 27, 28, 34, 35, 40…

The British and Provincial Conquest of Cuba: Curse

Some there rage and fury seems to be turn'd against God himself-and will knaw their tongues for Anguish and pain, and blaspheme the God of…

The British and Provincial Conquest of Cuba: Gen'l

About 5 o'clock waited on Gen'l Lyman at his Room in the Sheperd Battery with Capt. Enos inform'd that a Subaltern's part of the price…

The British and Provincial Conquest of Cuba: Skill

The Learned Phiscian, endowed with Skill armed with medicine, came to be an Instrument to rescue others from the Jaws of death-but baffled…

The British and Provincial Conquest of Cuba: Clock

SATURDAY, Oct. 2, 1762.-All the forepart of the day, very hott, and Sultry about 3 o'Clock P.M., the heavens Covered with Blackness…

The British and Provincial Conquest of Cuba: Camp

Viz--2 Captains. 1 Lieutenant. 1 Ensign. 1 Surgeon's Mate. 5 Sergeant's. 1 Drummer. 173 Privates. Total, 184 SABBATH DAY, Oct. 3, 1762.-Tho…

The British and Provincial Conquest of Cuba: Harbour

Long looked for, long expected, much desired to know the fixed time. MONDAY, Oct. 11, 1762-This morning 3 Ships of the Line fell down out…

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