Battle of Manila Bay

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…showed last 75 words of 335 total…at Cavite. Increasing daylight revealed the Spanish warships at anchor there. At 5:40 AM, Dewey gave the order to fire. As in the Caribbean, the battle was over in just a few hours, resulting in the destruction of the Spanish squadron. Spanish casualties included at least 160 dead and 210 wounded. The U.S. forces had no fatal casualties. Only two officers and six men were wounded, none seriously. None of the U.S. ships were badly damaged.