Annual Report of Major-General E. S. Otis, U. S. Volunteers, on Military Operations and Civil Affairs in the Philippine Islands, 1899 (Classic Reprint) PDF Download

Author: E. S. Otis
Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780656043088
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 170

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Excerpt from Annual Report of Major-General E. S. Otis, U. S. Volunteers, on Military Operations and Civil Affairs in the Philippine Islands, 1899 The time which I am directed to cover in these reports may prop erly be divided into two periods - the first extending from June 30, 1898, to February 4, 1890, the date upon which the then rebellious sub jects of Spain attacked at Manila, without cause, the forces of the I'nited States, which, under the protocol of August 1898, and like wise the articles of capitulation of the following day, were lawfully in possession of the city, bay, and harborof Manila. The second period extends from I4'ebruary 4, (when these open and declared hostili ties were inaugurated), to the present date. The events of a portion of the first period, in so fa as the concentration of troops at San Francisco and the transportation of those sent out to the Philippines, to and including July 15, 1898. Are concerned, together with all action of troops preliminary to, and attendant upon, the capture of Manila on August 13, 1898, and thereafter to the end of that month, have been ably reported by my predecessor, major-general Merritt. But a brief reference to the preparations made by the Government, as solely affecting the Army, in its efforts to meet existing or antici pated conditions in the Philippines resulting from, or likely to arise in, the war with Spain, is pertinent here in order to present intelli gently the services of troops in these islands. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.