Khác biệt giữa bản sửa đổi của “William Rufus Shafter”

Khi đổ quân, Shafter đã cử Sư đoàn Kỵ binh thuộc Quân đoàn 5 do [[Joseph Wheeler]] chỉ huy nhằm thám thính con đường đi đến [[Santiago de Cuba]]. Tuy nhiên Wheeler đã bất tuân lệnh ông và leo thang một cuộc đụng độ với quân địch thành [[Trận đánh Las Guasimas]]. Sau đó Shafter thậm chí không biết được trận đánh đang diễn ra vì ông không nói gì với Wheeler sau khi trận đánh diễn ra.

 

 

 

The next task for Shafter was the investment and siege of the city of Santiago and its garrison. However, the extent of the American losses were becoming known at Shafter's headquarters back at Sevilla (his gout, poor physical condition, and huge bulk did not allow him to go to the front). The casualties were delivered not only by messenger report, but also by "meat wagons" delivering the wounded and dying to the hospital. Viewing the carnage, Shafter began to waver in his determination to defeat the Spanish at Santiago. He knew his troops' position was tenuous, but again had little intelligence on the hardships of the Spanish inside beleaguered Santiago. Shafter felt the Navy was doing little to relieve the pressure on his forces. Supplies could not be delivered to the front, leaving his the men in want of necessities, particularly food rations. Shafter himself was ill, and very weak. With this view of events, Shafter sent a dramatic message to Washington. He suggested that the army should give up its attack and all its gains for the day, and withdraw to safer ground about five miles away. Fortunately, by the time this message reached Washington, Shafter changed his mind, and instead renewed siege operations after demanding the Spanish surrender the city and garrison of Santiago. With the victory of the U.S. Navy at the [[Battle of Santiago de Cuba]], by Admirals [[William T. Sampson]] và [[Winfield Scott Schley]], the fate of the Spanish position at Santiago was sealed. Shortly afterward, the Spanish commander surrendered the city.