To: GonzoGOP
Puerto Rico was liberated from the the Spanish Empire by General Nelson A. Miles and the United States Army.
26 posted on
12/16/2008 5:06:52 AM PST by
cll
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To: cll
True, but the biggest fight was for the Marianas and Guam 44. Guam 1898 was technically captured by the Navy. USS Charlston fired a few shots. They were so poorly aimed that Spanish sent out a boat to apologies that they couldn't return our salute as their only cannon was inoperable. When informed that a war had broken Between the US and Spain the Spanish, having just stated that they were completely defenseless, surrendered. Getting the Japanese to depart took a bit more effort.
32 posted on
12/16/2008 5:31:27 AM PST by
GonzoGOP
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