 | 1922 - 832 pages
...cable to Dewey, which read in part: "Keep full of coal. In the event of declaration of war [with 1 Spain your duty will be to see that the Spanish Squadron does not leave the Asiatic coast, then offensive operation in Philippine Islands." This message sums up in brief almost the whole of... | |
 | 1919 - 1538 pages
...Kong. Keep full of In the event of declaration of war Spaii your duty will be to see that the Spanis Squadron does not leave the Asiatic coast and then offensive operations in Philip pine Islands. Keep Olympia until furthe orders. ROOSEVELT. "The reference to keeping the Olympia... | |
 | Robert L. O'Connell - History - 1993 - 430 pages
...Squadron, George Dewey: "Order the squadron, except the Monocracy, to Hong Kong. Keep full of coal. In the event of war with Spain, your duty will be...Asiatic coast, and then offensive operations in the Philippines. 85 Upon receipt of Roosevelt's cable, the enterprising Dewey made haste to prepare his... | |
 | Susan Ware - History - 1999 - 384 pages
...of 260 men. "Keep full of coal," Roosevelt cabled him ten days later. "In the event of declaration of war [with] Spain, your duty will be to see that...Spanish Squadron does not leave the Asiatic coast." In Hong Kong on April 24, Dewey received his final orders from Washington: "War has commenced between... | |
 | Paul H. Kratoska - History - 2001 - 428 pages
...next morning.' Roosevelt ordered Dewey to "keep full of coal" and, in the event of war with Spain, "see that the Spanish squadron does not leave the Asiatic coast, and then [undertake] offensive operations in the Philippine Islands."" War was declared on April 25 and on May... | |
 | James MacGregor Burns, Susan Dunn - Biography & Autobiography - 2001 - 716 pages
...SQUARDRON, ESCEPT THE MONOCACY, TO HONG KONG. KEEP FULL OF COAL. IN THE EVENT OF DECLARATION OF WAR SPAIN, YOUR DUTY WILL BE TO SEE THAT THE SPANISH SQUADRON...THE ASIATIC COAST, AND THEN OFFENSIVE OPERATIONS IN PHILIPPINE ISLAND8, KEEP OLYMPIo UNTIL FURTHER ORDER8, Furious though he was at this "bull in a china... | |
 | James MacGregor Burns, Susan Dunn - Biography & Autobiography - 2001 - 716 pages
...SQUARDRON, EXCEPT THE MONOCACY, TO HONG KONG. KEEP FULL OF COAL. IN THE EVENT OF DECLARATION OF WAR SPAIN, YOUR DUTY WILL BE TO SEE THAT THE SPANISH SQUADRON...THE ASIATIC COAST, AND THEN OFFENSIVE OPERATIONS IN PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. KEEP OLYMPIA UNTIL FURTHER ORDERS. Furious though he was at this “bull in a china... | |
 | David F. Trask - History - 1996 - 1300 pages
...Order the squadron, except Monocacy to Hongkong. Keep full of coal. In the event of declaration of war Spain, your duty will be to see that the Spanish squadron...the Asiatic coast, and then offensive operations in Philippine Islands. Keep Olympia until further orders. Many historians have treated this episode as... | |
 | James MacGregor Burns, Susan Dunn - Biography & Autobiography - 2001 - 716 pages
...SQJUARDRON, EXCEPT THE MONOCACY, TO HONG KONG. KEEP FULL OF COAL. IN THE EVENT OF DECLARATION OF WAR SPAIN, YOUR DUTY WILL BE TO SEE THAT THE SPANISH SQUADRON...THE ASIATIC COAST, AND THEN OFFENSIVE OPERATIONS IN PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. KEEP OLYMPIA UNTIL FURTHER ORDERS. Furious though he was at this "bull in a china... | |
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In the event of war with Spain, your duty will be to see that the Spanish squadron does not leave the Asiatic coast, and then offensive operations in the Philippine Islands. 
