With all due respect, I'm not sure it is historically accurate to describe the Battle of Manila Bay as a "sneak attack". A state of duly declared war existed between the United States and Spain beginning on April 25, enacted by Congress five days before the event. You have also inaccurately represented Theodore Roosevelt's orders, which were made on February 25, two months before the battle, which merely ordered Dewey, who was in Hong Kong at the time, to have the rest of his ships, which were at the time in Japan, join him, except for the U.S.S. Monocacy, which was to remain at Nagasaki. While it is true that Secretary of the Navy John Long was upset to learn of the order when he returned to his office the next day, he let it stand because President McKinley had indicated his approval of Roosevelt's actions. So, while Roosevelt clearly supported the war with Spain, he did not order it. The U.S. Congress did that by formal declaration of war two months later. As to the battle itself, the Spanish naval commander, Admiral Montojo, was completely aware that Dewey was en route to attack him after war was declared, having been informed by cable from Hong Kong on April 28. He had initially chosen to confront the Americans at Subic Bay and actually transferred his forces there until he discovered Subic was indefensible. Then he abandoned that location due to inadequate coastal defenses at that point, and moved his ships back to Manila Bay hoping that the shallow water there would make it difficult for the larger, heavier American ships to maneuver. Montojo also thought that foreigners could not navigate Manila Bay at night so he felt he had more time than he did, when Dewey arrived at Subic initially and then headed for Manila Bay. Sadly for Montojo, Dewey surprised him and entered Manila Bay at midnight, previously thought to be impossible. Unfortunately, Montojo also relied on Spanish coastal guns at Manila to provide some protection for his aging fleet, including his cruiser Castilla which had begun to leak and take on water back at Subic and had to be towed to Manila. But he had bad intelligence on the range of Dewey's guns which was longer than he expected, and the Americans never came within striking range of the coastal guns. And, when the Americans did approach, Montojo fired first and continued to fire for 30 minutes ineffectively before Dewey fired his first shot, wasting much of his ammunition. The Spaniards at Manila Bay were doomed to defeat in that engagement due to generally inferior equipment, poor command tactics, men who had received little to no training, and a lack of commitment on the part of the Spanish government, who considered the battle a political face-saving gesture and a fight they could not win. So. whatever the motivations of the American government might have been for the war with Spain, I hardly think we can call Manila Bay a surprise attack, especially not when the parties were in a state of declared war, the Spanish naval commander had several days advance notice of the battle, chose the place to make his defense, and fired the first shots. It is simply not historically accurate.
After six months of Manila Seige... 5 Spanish Galleons full of Soldiers arrived in Manila de Bay to annihilate the Filipino Forces... but two US warships are already waiting... and the battle pursued...
Please read the book, THE STORY OF THE PHILIPPINES AND OUR POSSESSIONS, INCLUDING THE LADRONES, HAWAII, CUBA AND PORTO RICO by Murat Halstead. It is a first hand account of a journalist.
Two against five warships... :) Anyway, as for this person... US left Philippines when they think that the Philippines have paid the amount they paid in Spain...
Well, what the American people were told at the time by the government and the media was that the peoples of the Philippines and Cuba were being brutalized by the Spanish. This lead to grass root support for the American Government to act. I recall being told that in grade school as well. But as an adult I realize that it was probably more complex than that. For instance, the Spannish fleet was obsolete. The US Navy's guns could hit the Spannish ships at long range and the Spanish navel guns had shorter reach and couldn't hit the US ships because they were out of range. Another for instance, and this from my own lifetime, is that three conditions must be met before America goes to war. 1) It must be in step with our national philosophy of truth, justice, and freedom for all peoples; 2) it must be in the interest of ourselves and our friends or allies; and 3) It must be necessary for the security of The United States. In my lifetime if one or even two of these three conditions are met we don't go to war. But if all three are in play, then you can be sure that we will. And by the way, America considers both the people of the Phillipines and of Cuba to be our friends. God knows we lost a lot of lives fighting to help the people of the Phillipines, and to some extent to help the people Cuba. We tried to help the people of Cuba during my lifetime; but the Cuban government was backed by another nuclear power and there was only so much that we could do.
So the Philippines are not really FREE at that time when Spanish Colony in the Philippines were loss in the battle of Manila Bay Because that marks the beginning of the US occupation in the Philippines
Monique Gothico mock battle of manila is a fake war and thats why they called mock battle and the mock is fake and the battle of manila are the match type name
Wait a minute, you just said in another video that the Americans were sitting and waiting who'd win the Philippine Spanish war. Now, your saying there was the Battle of Manila Bay in 1898 when the U.S. Fleet attacked the weakening Spanish Empire? Which one is it? Did the Americans helped the Filipinos win the war one way or another, or not at all? For everyone's information, the Spanish American War happened on April 21, 1898 to August 13, 1898 (over Cuba) while the Philippine Spanish war happened on August 23, 1896 to June 12, 1898 (Philippines declared victory on this day while Spain ceded on August 13, 1898, the same day when they ceded with the Americans). Claiming the Americans were sitting and waiting for who wins between the Philippines and Spain is just plain ridiculous. You see, when you make unsubstantiated facts, you turn out to be lying because you let yourself enslaved by your own emotions. Present facts as you find them. Don't tweak them because it hurts your ego to begin with. What happened in the past cannot be rewritten unless you find substantial proof that leads to the veracity of your claim.
Congratulations to you young people. Unti unti ninyo nakikilala Ang tunay na kulay Ng Americans. Number deciever talaga Americans.
Dacal a Salamat pu Sir Kirby!It's Mark Justin C.Laurente.
Done watching this at 3/21/20 11:45PM,
Mahusay na pagpapaliwanag😁👏👏
With all due respect, I'm not sure it is historically accurate to describe the Battle of Manila Bay as a "sneak attack". A state of duly declared war existed between the United States and Spain beginning on April 25, enacted by Congress five days before the event. You have also inaccurately represented Theodore Roosevelt's orders, which were made on February 25, two months before the battle, which merely ordered Dewey, who was in Hong Kong at the time, to have the rest of his ships, which were at the time in Japan, join him, except for the U.S.S. Monocacy, which was to remain at Nagasaki. While it is true that Secretary of the Navy John Long was upset to learn of the order when he returned to his office the next day, he let it stand because President McKinley had indicated his approval of Roosevelt's actions. So, while Roosevelt clearly supported the war with Spain, he did not order it. The U.S. Congress did that by formal declaration of war two months later.
As to the battle itself, the Spanish naval commander, Admiral Montojo, was completely aware that Dewey was en route to attack him after war was declared, having been informed by cable from Hong Kong on April 28. He had initially chosen to confront the Americans at Subic Bay and actually transferred his forces there until he discovered Subic was indefensible. Then he abandoned that location due to inadequate coastal defenses at that point, and moved his ships back to Manila Bay hoping that the shallow water there would make it difficult for the larger, heavier American ships to maneuver. Montojo also thought that foreigners could not navigate Manila Bay at night so he felt he had more time than he did, when Dewey arrived at Subic initially and then headed for Manila Bay. Sadly for Montojo, Dewey surprised him and entered Manila Bay at midnight, previously thought to be impossible.
Unfortunately, Montojo also relied on Spanish coastal guns at Manila to provide some protection for his aging fleet, including his cruiser Castilla which had begun to leak and take on water back at Subic and had to be towed to Manila. But he had bad intelligence on the range of Dewey's guns which was longer than he expected, and the Americans never came within striking range of the coastal guns. And, when the Americans did approach, Montojo fired first and continued to fire for 30 minutes ineffectively before Dewey fired his first shot, wasting much of his ammunition.
The Spaniards at Manila Bay were doomed to defeat in that engagement due to generally inferior equipment, poor command tactics, men who had received little to no training, and a lack of commitment on the part of the Spanish government, who considered the battle a political face-saving gesture and a fight they could not win. So. whatever the motivations of the American government might have been for the war with Spain, I hardly think we can call Manila Bay a surprise attack, especially not when the parties were in a state of declared war, the Spanish naval commander had several days advance notice of the battle, chose the place to make his defense, and fired the first shots. It is simply not historically accurate.
Do you have Filipino - American war?
I'm reading the book war lovers by evan Thomas. The book gives a good insight on how roosevelt wanted war.
Thanks for the vid. I needed help with this
After six months of Manila Seige... 5 Spanish Galleons full of Soldiers arrived in Manila de Bay to annihilate the Filipino Forces... but two US warships are already waiting... and the battle pursued...
Excellent video! Thank you very much, it was quite interesting
#AskKirby gusto ko po malaman yung the Emilio Aguinaldo vs The Us Americans po
Please read the book, THE STORY OF THE PHILIPPINES AND OUR POSSESSIONS, INCLUDING THE LADRONES, HAWAII, CUBA AND PORTO RICO by Murat Halstead. It is a first hand account of a journalist.
Two against five warships... :)
Anyway, as for this person... US left Philippines when they think that the Philippines have paid the amount they paid in Spain...
What was all about the confucian ethics and its functions or role in chinese?
i hope you will notice mine?
how about laban sa bangkusan? just heard of it somewhere
Well, what the American people were told at the time by the government and the media was that the peoples of the Philippines and Cuba were being brutalized by the Spanish. This lead to grass root support for the American Government to act. I recall being told that in grade school as well. But as an adult I realize that it was probably more complex than that. For instance, the Spannish fleet was obsolete. The US Navy's guns could hit the Spannish ships at long range and the Spanish navel guns had shorter reach and couldn't hit the US ships because they were out of range. Another for instance, and this from my own lifetime, is that three conditions must be met before America goes to war. 1) It must be in step with our national philosophy of truth, justice, and freedom for all peoples; 2) it must be in the interest of ourselves and our friends or allies; and 3) It must be necessary for the security of The United States. In my lifetime if one or even two of these three conditions are met we don't go to war. But if all three are in play, then you can be sure that we will. And by the way, America considers both the people of the Phillipines and of Cuba to be our friends. God knows we lost a lot of lives fighting to help the people of the Phillipines, and to some extent to help the people Cuba. We tried to help the people of Cuba during my lifetime; but the Cuban government was backed by another nuclear power and there was only so much that we could do.
So the Philippines are not really FREE at that time when Spanish Colony in the Philippines were loss in the battle of Manila Bay
Because that marks the beginning of the US occupation in the Philippines
#AskKirby what do you think of Limasawa vs. Masao, Butuan first mass controversy?
What really happened in Battle of Quingua and Battle of Bagbag?
Thank you! Will add this on my list, not sure when I'll get to it but I will answer this :)
Monique Gothico mock battle of manila is a fake war and thats why they called mock battle and the mock is fake and the battle of manila are the match type name
Monique Gothico now is plaridel
Did the Americans help the Filipinos win the war against in Spanish?
The US defeated the Spanish and then purchased the Philippines.
Pwede po pki explain ang lahat ng detalye tungkol sa american colonization in the philippines po.
4:23 but meteors don't rise lol they come crashing down
Wait can't explain it 😂
Bisaya Mabuhi
HAHA KLAY
The Germans were there
A Random Knight of Apollo Dutch where first.
Yung ibang english hindi malinaw pagka pronounced di maintindihan, but thankyou dacal a salamat pu
Teddy was tired of the soft then Secretary of the Navy’s. Let’s talk some more crap. Good job Teddy you save lots of lives too.
Theodore Roosevelt = Isoroku Yamamoto = Osama Bin laden
Wait a minute, you just said in another video that the Americans were sitting and waiting who'd win the Philippine Spanish war. Now, your saying there was the Battle of Manila Bay in 1898 when the U.S. Fleet attacked the weakening Spanish Empire? Which one is it? Did the Americans helped the Filipinos win the war one way or another, or not at all?
For everyone's information, the Spanish American War happened on April 21, 1898 to August 13, 1898 (over Cuba) while the Philippine Spanish war happened on August 23, 1896 to June 12, 1898 (Philippines declared victory on this day while Spain ceded on August 13, 1898, the same day when they ceded with the Americans). Claiming the Americans were sitting and waiting for who wins between the Philippines and Spain is just plain ridiculous.
You see, when you make unsubstantiated facts, you turn out to be lying because you let yourself enslaved by your own emotions. Present facts as you find them. Don't tweak them because it hurts your ego to begin with. What happened in the past cannot be rewritten unless you find substantial proof that leads to the veracity of your claim.
Bloodiest Battle of Spanish-US war is Battle of San Juan
This was based on the Wikipedia.article
Ur wrong the battle of manila is american-japanese war
No you are wrong it's american - spanish
who told u that?
Dumb.....
you mean manila liberation? you got it all wrong