From: owner-ammf-digest@smoe.org (alt.music.moxy-fruvous digest) To: ammf-digest@smoe.org Subject: alt.music.moxy-fruvous digest V14 #10801 Reply-To: ammf@fruvous.com Sender: owner-ammf-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-ammf-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk alt.music.moxy-fruvous digest Tuesday, February 28 2023 Volume 14 : Number 10801 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Welcome to Milwaukee Power Drill Reward Panel ["Last Minute Giveaway" Subject: Welcome to Milwaukee Power Drill Reward Panel Welcome to Milwaukee Power Drill Reward Panel http://selfsufficientbackyard.rest/dLpPDU7_wnDAbwssSKp5tMDSoOKCoBdBylyTxwOH4H3Quletyg http://selfsufficientbackyard.rest/wkbWSA6Mf1_xAMCPd9IaxaC9Hd8HgszbO2orEHBgNSI-MnGWGw At the outbreak of the SpanishbAmerican War in April 1898, Indiana was at Key West with the rest of the North Atlantic Squadron, at the time commanded by Rear Admiral William T. Sampson. His squadron was ordered to the Spanish port of San Juan in an attempt to intercept and destroy Admiral Cervera's Spanish squadron, which was en route to the Caribbean from Spain. The harbor was empty, but Indiana and the rest of the squadron bombarded it for two hours on 12 May 1898 before realizing their mistake. The squadron returned to Key West, where news arrived three weeks later that Commodore Schley's Flying Squadron had found Cervera and was now blockading him in the port of Santiago de Cuba. Sampson reinforced Schley on 1 June and assumed overall command. In an attempt to break the stalemate, it was decided to attack Santiago from land. A transport convoy was assembled in Key West and Indiana was sent back to lead it. The expeditionary force, under the command of Major General William Rufus Shafter, landed east of the city and attacked it on 1 July. Cervera saw that his situation was desperate and attempted to break through the blockade on 3 July 1898, resulting in the battle of Santiago de Cuba. The cruisers New Orleans and Newark and battleship Massachusetts had left the day before to load coal in Guantanamo Bay. Admiral Sampson's flagsh ------------------------------ End of alt.music.moxy-fruvous digest V14 #10801 ***********************************************