Shortly after the arrival of Spain's fleet of four armoured cruisers and two torpedo bent destroyers at Santiago, and the blockade of the mouth of the harbour by American ships it became apparent that the Spanish admiral would not come out voluntarily to fight. It was to solve the problem of how to drive him out that the Santiago land campaign was undertaken. Troops were southernmost ports of the United States, hastily "assembled at, Tampa, one of the and a fleet of forty transports gathered there. Vexatious delays in getting forward equipments followed, but everything was. rushed—too much so' as events afterwards proved. An expedition of 16,000 men of the regular army and 2,000 volunteers was put on board the transports and finally gob away on 13th June. Arrived off the Cuban coast, feints of landing at several places both east and west. of Santiago served to keep the attention of the enemy occupied while the real landing was effected at Bai-quin, some 15 miles east of Santiago, In a day all the troops were off the ships and the advance had begun to press on toward Santiago, driving the Spaniards before them. From Baiquiri a single poor road runs toward Santiago, through the towns of Siboney, Sevilla, and San Juan. The Innding was made on the 22nd June. On the next day Siboney was occupied. The following day the Spaniards were encountered in some force, but, after an hour's skirmish, were driven back. On the 25th June Sevilla way taken and, three days later, the American lines were in po on around the city of Santiago, practi cally encircling the city.
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