My terrific wall by Evangeline Etnoyer https://padlet.com/126025/set99u6kljb Made with an aura of mystery en-us 2018-03-08 18:25:02 UTC 2024-05-16 06:24:26 UTC hello@padlet.com Location/Date 126025 https://padlet.com/126025/set99u6kljb/wish/239834614
  • Manila Bay, Philippines
  • May 1, 1898
  •       ("The Battle")
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  • Spanish Pacific Fleet
  • US Asiatic Squadron 
  • Commodore George Dewey 
  •      ("BATTLE OF MANILA")

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  • USS Maine explodes
  • Much of Congress and the American people blame the Spanish
  • The Spanish declare war on April 24
  • US declares war on April 25
  •       ("The Battle")

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  • Commodore Dewey is ordered to capture and destroy a Spanish Fleet
  • On April 30, the US warships get past the defensive guns on Corregidor Island and slip into Manila Bay
  •       ("The Battle")
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  • Dewey approaches the fleet
  • At 5:15 AM, the Fleet opens fire
  • Dewey waits 20 minutes while approaching closer, and then, at 5:35 AM he orders, “You may fire when ready, Gridley,” 
  •       (Hickman)
  • After 2 hours, the Spanish Fleet is destroyed, and Dewey orders a pause in the fighting
  • Dewey meets with his captains and orders the crews a second breakfast
  • Fighting resumes at 11:15 AM
  • At 12:30 PM, the enemy surrenders to Dewey
  •      ("The Battle")
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  •      (Photograph of Commodore)
    • ]]>     2018-03-13 17:41:42 UTC https://padlet.com/126025/set99u6kljb/wish/241533432     Commodore Dewey 126025 https://padlet.com/126025/set99u6kljb/wish/241539598
  • Born December 26, 1837 in Montpelier, Vermont
  • Becomes commissioned as a lieutenant after he graduates from the Naval Academy in 1857
  • Serves with Admiral Farragut during the Battle of New Orleans during the Civil War
  • Becomes Commodore of Asiatic Squadron 
  • Holds many Naval positions from 1871 to 1896
  • President McKinley hears about Dewey’s victory against the Spanish Fleet and awards him a promotion to real admiral
  • Passes away in 1917
  •      ("George Dewey")
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  •      ("The Last")
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  •      (Battle of Manila)

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    Battle of Manila Bay. Commons, commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Battle_of_Manila_Bay_engraving.jpg. Accessed 14 Mar. 2018.
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    “BATTLE OF MANILA BAY.” History, 2018, www.history.com/topics/battle-of-manila-bay.
    “George Dewey.” Hispanic Division Library of Congress, www.loc.gov/rr/hispanic/1898/dewey.html. Accessed 13 Mar. 2018.
    Hickman, Kennedy. “Spanish-American War: Battle of Manila Bay.” ThoughtCo., 13 May 2017, www.thoughtco.com/spanish-american-war-battle-manila-bay-2361185.
    “The Last Sunset of the Maine.” Commons, commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:USS_Maine_color_1898.jpg. Accessed 13 Mar. 2018.
    Photograph of Commodore George Dewey. Commons, commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Admiral_Dewey_NH_50564.jpg. Accessed 13 Mar. 2018.
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