A Recent Campaign in Puerto Rico by the Independent Regular Brigade Under the Command of Brig. General SchwanE.H. Bacon, 1907 - 109 من الصفحات Major General Nelson Miles, commander of American ground forces sent to Puerto Rico during the Spanish-American War, led about twenty thousand men in a three-pronged campaign that began in Guanica and was to coalesce near San Juan. One of General Miles's subordinates, Brigadier General Theodore Schwan, commanded the Independent Regular Brigade, which engaged Spanish forces in the western section of the island prior to the cessation of hostilities on August 13. This book narrates the story of Schwan's campaign. The author, who was a soldier-participant in the campaign, gives a first-person acount of events without loosing sight of the broader scope of developments. The attitudes, prejudices and expectations of American soldiers towards the inhabitants of the island are reflected in the author's narrative. |
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الصفحة 33 - ... bestow upon you the immunities and blessings of the liberal institutions of our government. It is not our purpose to interfere with any existing laws and customs that are wholesome and beneficial to your people so long as they conform to the rules of military administration of order and justice. This is not a war of devastation, but one to give to all within the control of its military and naval forces the advantages and blessings of enlightened civilization.
الصفحة 33 - Spain and to give to the people of your beautiful island the largest measure of liberty consistent with this military occupation. We hare not come to make war upon the people of a country that for centuries has been oppressed, but, on the contrary, to bring you protection, not only to yourselves but to your property, to promote your prosperity, and bestow upon you the immunities and blessings of the liberal institutions of our Government.
الصفحة 32 - Rico. They come bearing the banner of freedom inspired by a noble purpose to seek the enemies of our country and yours, and to destroy or capture all who are in armed resistance. They bring you the fostering arm of a...
الصفحة 32 - They come bearing the banner of freedom inspired by a noble purpose to seek the enemies of our country and yours, and to destroy or capture all who are in armed resistance. They bring you the fostering arm of a nation of free people, whose greatest power is in its justice and humanity to all those living within its fold.
الصفحة 32 - The chief object of the American military forces will be to overthrow the armed authority of Spain and give the people of your beautiful island the largest measure of liberty consistent with this military occupation. They have not come to make war...
الصفحة 32 - In the prosecution of the war against the Kingdom of Spain by the people of the United States in the cause of liberty, justice, and humanity, its military forces have come to occupy the island of Porto Rico.
الصفحة 80 - Their troops were utterly demoralized and disintegrated. It seemed a pity to deprive us of the full fruits of a victory for which we had labored so hard ; but of course we had to bow to the inevitable. Please let the general read this. Faithfully your friend, THEO. SCHWAN.
الصفحة 23 - You will drive out or capture all Spanish troops in the western portion of Puerto Rico. You will take all necessary precautions and exercise great care against being surprised or ambushed by the enemy, and make the movement as rapidly as possible, at the same time exercising your best judgment in the care of your command to accomplish the object of your expedition.
الصفحة 79 - Spanish troops had actually gone, and in the evening the troop commander reported that they were some seven or ten miles off and still retreating. My command was thoroughly tired. No one not witnessing it can conceive of the distress an infantry soldier suffers while marching in this hot climate in a deep column, weighted down as he is, even without his pack, and some rest seemed actually imperative. But the next day I found that the main body of the Spanish had taken the westerly road to Lares,...
الصفحة 58 - The major-general commanding the army •a has been pleased to commend the troops for their gallant action on this occasion, — a fact which it affords the brigade commander genuine satisfaction to announce. By command of Brigadier-General Schwan. GROTE HUTCHESON, Captain and Assistant Adjutant-General. CHAPTER VI The Second Day Ends A personal resume of the fight — Lack of melodramatic accompaniments — A lost chance of glory — Another neglected opportunity — A glimpse of the...