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The American Asiatic Squadron under Commodore George Dewey engaged and destroyed the Spanish Pacific Squadron under Contraalmirante (Rear admiral) Patricio Montojo. The battle took place in Manila Bay in the Philippines , and was the first major engagement of the Spanish–American War.
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Dewey was one of only four Americans in history (the other three being Admiral William T. Sampson, Admiral Richard E. Byrd, and General John J. Pershing) who were entitled to wear a US government-issued medal with their own image on it. Such was his high regard by the public that "Dewey" was the 19th most popular boys' name in 1898, jumping ...
The Dewey Medal was a military decoration of the United States Navy which was established by the United States Congress on June 3, 1898. The medal recognizes the leadership of Admiral of the Navy George Dewey , during the Spanish–American War , and the Sailors and Marines under his command.
The India Government Mint (ISO: Bhārata Sarakāra Ṭakasāla) operated four mints in the country for the production of coins: Mumbai, Maharashtra; Kolkata, West Bengal; Hyderabad, Telangana; Noida, Uttar Pradesh [1] The functions of the mint were replaced by the Security Printing and Minting Corporation of India in 2006.
USS Olympia leading a column of cruisers, painting by Francis Muller. On 27 April 1898, the squadron, composed of the protected cruisers USS Olympia (the flagship of the squadron ' s commander, Commodore George Dewey), USS Baltimore, USS Raleigh, and USS Boston, the gunboats USS Petrel and USS Concord, and the United States Revenue Cutter Service cutter USS McCulloch, sailed from Mirs Bay ...
1898 establishments in India (3 C, 24 P) B. ... Pages in category "1898 in India" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total.
With the Royal Titles Act 1876, Victoria took the title "Empress of India", so in 1877 coin inscriptions changed from Victoria Queen to Victoria Empress. There was a transition period after India gained independence on 15 August 1947, and the first set of republic India coins were issued in 1950.