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Definition of Manila bay
1. Noun. A naval battle in the Spanish-American War (1898); the American fleet under Admiral Dewey defeated the Spanish fleet.
Group relationships: Spanish War, Spanish-american War
Geographical relationships: Philippines, Republic Of The Philippines
Lexicographical Neighbors of Manila Bay
Literary usage of Manila bay
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Poems of American History by Burton Egbert Stevenson (1908)
"... That silenced fleet and fort; But don't forget our chaplain With his head out
of the port. EDWARD EVERETT HALE. May 1,1898. A BALLAD OF manila bay ..."
2. Proceedings of the United States Naval Institute by United States Naval Institute (1900)
"THE DEFENSES OF manila bay. By LIEUTENANT JOHN M. ELLICOTT, US Navy. Only a few
years before our war with Spain, that country was threatened with another ..."
3. Proceedings of the United States Naval Institute by United States Naval Institute (1899)
"EFFECT OF GUN-FIRE, BATTLE OF manila bay, MAY I, 1898. [Reprinted from records
of Office of Naval Intelligence by permission of Chief Intelligence Officer. ..."
4. Campaigning in the Philippines by Karl Irving Faust, Peter MacQueen (1899)
"AFTER THE BATTLE OF manila bay. 'FTER the destruction of the Spanish fleet the
holding of manila bay was a military necessity. ..."
5. Autobiography of George Dewey: Admiral of the Navy by George Dewey (1913)
"... CHAPTER XV THE BATTLE OF manila bay manila bay is a spacious body of water
opening out from a narrow entrance between high headlands and expanding ..."
6. Appletons' Annual Cyclopædia and Register of Important Events of the Year (1899)
"Participated in naval battle at manila bay, May 1,1898. ... On entering Manila
Bay, received and returned the fire of the Spanish batteries at the entrance. ..."
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