Identifier: illustratedhist00russ (find matches)
Title: An illustrated history of our war with Spain : its causes, incidents, and results
Year: 1898 (1890s)
Authors: Russell, Henry Benajah, 1859- Thurston, John Mellen, 1847-1916 Proctor, Redfield, 1831-1908
Subjects: Spanish-American War, 1898
Publisher: Hartford, Conn : A. D. Worthington
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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laration by this country which might double the force of the revolution. Naturally, all this agitation in Spain and Madrid filled the insurgent leaders with joy. They predicted that as soon as Weyler should begin his work all the Cubans who were still doubtful and wavering would, be forced to leave the cities withtheir arms and baggage, preferring to take the chances of warto being captured in their houses and imprisoned, tortured, transported or shot — a prediction which came true. Meanwhile, Gomez and Maceo had pushed through Mad-ruga, ^euva-Paz, and Giiines. When they reached the important railway line which unites Batabano to Havana, they destroyed it at several points, as also the telegraph lines. Having done this, the two chiefs separated; Gomez to go towards Havana, and Maceo to continue his march westward to bring the province of Pinar del Kio into the insurrection. General Weyler brought over with him large reinforcements, and he must have begun his work for the pacification
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EMINENT SPANISH LEADERS. Admiral Cervera, Prime Minister Sagasta. Gen. Weyler. Gen. Blanco. Weylers immense military force 289 of the island with a force of about 140,000 men. According to the oficial figures given out at Madrid, there had been at the outbreak of the insurrection 20,000 men for field work in the island. From that time to the 10th of March, 1896, therewere sent over nine successive bodies of reinforcements aggregating a little more than 120,000 men. They were divided in the following proportions: General officers 40 Field officers, Company officers, Sergeants, Corporals and privates, Total, 562 4,768 3,396 112,560 121,326. It has been said that this made the largest military force ever transported by sea, and if it is added to the original permanent force, not counting the Volunteers in city garrisons, it makes an army of over 140,000, of which Weyler took command in an island no larger than Pennsylvania. Yet the Spanish government maintained that this was not a war! It was

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