USS Olympia
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2 mentions
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first heard Nov 2024
last heard 13 Aug
±0 vs the 12 months before
U.S. Navy cruiser that bombarded Manila in 1898
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newest first · ▶ plays the momentColleen ShoganHistory Daily · The Mock Battle of Manila · 5:28 · 13 Aug
…As dawn begins to brighten the sky above the bridge of USS Olympia, Commodore George Dewey raises a telescope to his eye.…
American History HitThe Spanish-American War · 0:37 · Nov 2024
…The cruiser USS Olympia lobs shells at the old fort in the Malate District of Manila, here in the Philippines. It's August 13, 1898, and American forces have the city surrounded. Admiral George Dewey and his fleet are in the bay. Major General Wesley Merritt has troops positioned around the city.…
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