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Show The 103 Days' War. Hostilities began April 21, 18SS. Peace proposal accepted, Aug. 2, 1S9S. Number of days of actual war, 103. Cost in lives to Spain, about 11,000 killed. (No official report of Spanish casualties published.) Cost to the United States, about 253 men killed and about 1,354 men wounded. ! What we lost: The Maine, with 266 men. What Spain lost: Montijo's fleet. Cervera's fleet, 'uba, Porto Rico, one of the Ladrones, and the Philippines. Phil-ippines. Strength of the United States army when war was declared, 27.."32 men. Strength now. S7V0 men. Strength of United States navy when war was declared: Battleships and cruisers, 14; monitors. tO: unarmored S steel vessels. 16; gunboats, torpedo ! boats, 23. I Strength now: Battleships and cruis- ers, 39; monitors. 10: unarmored steel ; vessels, 31; gun boats. 2-3: torpedo j boats, 25; special craft. 45. |
