 | Murat Halstead - Dummies (Bookselling) - 1898 - 832 pages
...machines was in the charge of the distinguished torpedoist, Senor Chacon. I have already said that we shall conquer on the sea, and I am now going to give you my reasons. The first of these is the remarkable discipline that prevails on our war ships, and the second, as soon as fire... | |
 | Alfred Thayer Mahan - International Peace Conference - 1899 - 352 pages
...April 6, 1898. It illustrates, further, the curious illusions entertained in high quarters in Spain : " We had an opportunity to-day of talking for a long...and I am now going to give you my reasons. The first of these is the remarkable discipline that prevails on our warships ; and the second, as soon as fire... | |
 | Spanish-American War, 1898 - 1899 - 522 pages
...April 6th last. It illustrates, further, the curious illusions entertained in high quarters in Spain: "We had an opportunity to-day of talking for a long...and I am now going to give you my reasons. The first of these is the remarkable discipline that prevails on our war ships; and the second, as soon as fire... | |
 | United States. Office of Naval Intelligence - Spanish-American War, 1898 - 1899 - 748 pages
...reasons. " The first of these is the remarkable discipline that prevails on our war ships, and the second, as soon as fire is opened the crews of the American...commence to desert, since we all know that among them lire people of all nationalities. •' Ship against ship, therefore, u failure is not to be feared.... | |
 | United States. President - United States - 1899 - 894 pages
...machines was in the charge of the distinguished torpedoist, Señor Chacon. I have already said that we shall conquer on the sea, and I am now going to give yon my reasons. The first of these is the remarkable discipline that prevails on our war ship«, and... | |
 | Military art and science - 1902 - 720 pages
...following is quoted from General Beranger, once Secretary of the Spanish navy: "I have already said that we shall conquer on the sea, and I am now going to give you my reasons. The first of these is the remarkable discipline that prevails on our warships, and the second, as soon as fire... | |
 | Charles Burke Elliott - Philippines - 1916 - 592 pages
...be by "foreign mercenaries." A leading Spanish paper,5 in commenting on the approaching war, said, "We shall conquer on the sea, and I am now going to...fire is opened the crews of the American ships will begin to desert, since we all know that among them are people of all nationalities — ship against... | |
 | Charles Burke Elliott - Philippines - 1916 - 594 pages
...be by "foreign mercenaries." A leading Spanish paper,8 in commenting on the approaching war, said, "We shall conquer on the sea, and I am now going to...fire is opened the crews of the American ships will begin to desert, since we all know that among them are people of all nationalities — ship against... | |
 | J. F. C. Fuller - History - 2007 - 436 pages
...Navy, held the opinion that the Spanish fleet would fight triumphantly and "conquer the sea," because "as soon as fire is opened the crews of the American...against ship, therefore, a failure is not to be feared." * As it happened, the exact opposite was true. The Spanish fleet lacked guns,* ammunition, coal,8 and... | |
 | French Ensor Chadwick - Spain - 1911 - 440 pages
...machines was in the charge of the distinguished torpedoist, Sefior Chacon. I have already said that we shall conquer on the sea, and I am now going to give you my reasons. The first of these is the remarkable discipline that prevails on our war ships, and the second, as soon as fire... | |
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We shall conquer on the sea, and I am now going to give you my reasons. The first of these is the remarkable discipline that prevails on our war ships; and the second, as soon as fire is opened, the crews of the American ships will commence to desert,... 