Puerto Rico campaign
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The Puerto Rico campaign was the American military sea and land operation in Puerto Rico during the Spanish–American War, which resulted in the invasion, occupation, and annexation of the archipelago
Alfred T. Mahan
Flag of the Batallón Provisional No. 3 de Puerto Rico (3rd Provisional Battalion of Puerto Rico)
Manuel Macías y Casado
Edwin Emerson Jr.
Nelson A. Miles
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Nelson Appleton Miles was a United States Army officer who served in the American Civil War, the last stages of the American Indian Wars, and the Spanish–American War. From 1895 to 1903, Miles served
Puerto Rico campaign
…but were unable to break the blockade and Terror was damaged. The land offensive began on July 25, when 1,300 infantry soldiers led by Major General Nelson A. Miles disembarked off the coast of Guánica. After winning the first skirmish, the Americans advanced to Coamo, where they engaged Puerto Rican and Spanish…
Portrait of Miles by Brands Studios, 1898
Miles during the Civil War
Mary Hoyt Sherman
Brig. Gen. Miles and fellow U.S. Army uniformed officers and soldiers in the field, 1888