Evening journal., 1905-05-31
HISTORICAL SEA FIGHTS
Great Naval Engagements That Were
Important in Their Results.


Important in Their Results.
October 20, 4sO B. C. Thermistooles,
the Greek commander. with $40 sail.
defeated the fleet of xerxes. King Of
Persia, which consisted Of 1000 sail, al
salamis, near Athens.
ACTIUM.
September 3, 81 b. c. Octavius Caesar
captured 800 of the galleys of Antony
and Cleopatra near Actium, pros
monotory of Arcarnia, Greece. This
victory made Caesar master of the
world.
LEPANTO
October Z. 1871. The combined fleets
OF Spain. Venice and Plus V. defeated
the Turks near Lepanto. The allies
force consisted Of 2O6 galleys and 10000
men. The Turks had $50 galeys en-
gagged, and lost 100 galleys and 10000
men in killed and prisoners.
GRAvELINE.
Destruction of the Spanish Armada,
July p to p, 1888. in the English
Channel off Cornwall The Spanish
fleet under the Duke OF Medina
Sidonia, consisted of 1872 chip Qn addi-
ton to caravels). 1865 cannon, S76s
sailors, 2OSs galley slaves, 21.S55 soldiers.
1855 volunteers. was defeated by ths
British fleet, under Drake. 1917 ships and
1851 men. Spanish losses believed to
have been S5 ships and $4,000 men.
NILE.
Fought in the Bay Of Aboukir August
/, 1888. between the French fleet. under
Brueys, including twenty-one vessels,
none of Importance, and the British
fleet, under Nelson, of fifteen ships,
thirteen of which were battle ships.
Nine of the French ships were taken,
two were burned and two escaped.
TRAFALGAR.
Fought off Cape Trafalgar. Spain,
October p. 1906. by the combined French
and Spanish fleets of thirty-three yes
sells, under Admiral Villeneuve, and the
British feet, under Nelson. Eighteen
Of the allies ships were taken or sunk
and the remainder escaped.
MOBILE BAY.
August to 20, 1864 The Federal feet.
under Admiral Farragut, consisting Of
fourteen wooden warships and four
ironclads entered the bay and fought
a smaller Confederate fleet. under
Admiral Buchanan, which was support
ed by the ram Tennessee and forts.
The Confederate fleet was captured or
driven off with loss of 1856 men. The
Federal loss 120 men killed and so
wounded.
YALU RIVER.
September Z. 1894 -Four Chinese ships
were destroyed by the japanese feet,
which had three ships damaged. Japa-
nese lost lis men killed. 1O34 wounded.
Chinese loss nearly 1000 in killed and
wounded. First general engagement OF
modern warships, and first real attempt
to use modern torpedo boats. The Chi
nese ships sunk were sent to the bot
tom by means of torpedos from the
little craft, which likewise suffered con-
siderably.
MANILA BAY.
May /. 1S9S six cruisers under Com
mOdore, now Admiral, Dewey, entered
Manila Bay at midnight Of April 30
May /, and at 8 o'clock engaged the
twelve small Spanish cruisers and gum
boats under Admiral Montojo which
were supported by numerous fortih-
cations. In a few hours the Spanish
fleet was in flames or sunk and the
forts sllenced. Several of the ships were
subsequently raised and added to the
United States Navy. The Spanish loss
was 3S1 in killed and wounded. There
were no American losses.
SANTIAGO.
July 3. 1898. The American fleet Of
seven ships, under Admiral Sampson.
chased the escaping Spanish fleet of
-four cruisers and two torpedo boats.
under Admiral Cervera, and within a
few hours the entire Spanish fleet had
been almost destroyed. The Spanish
lost 600 killed and wounded. and 9s
officers and 1875 men prisoners. The
American force had one man killed.