“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 Forces Now Engaged in Cuba

2 pages in this part of The Story of Cuba.

The Forces Now Engaged in Cuba

The Conduct of the War--Spanish Force Almost 200,000 Armed Men--65,000 Cubans in Arms, but Poorly Armed--Cavalry a Most Important…

The Forces Now Engaged in Cuba: Spanish

One reason for the betterment of the sanitary condition of the Spanish army is the vigorous enforcement of regulations forbidding the…

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