A Historical Overview of Pennsylvania
© 2004 Rickie Lazzerini

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By 1895 Cuba was in a state of revolution, wanting to break from Spanish rule. Americans did not agree with the way Spain was suppressing the outbreaks, and war with Spain became inevitable in 1898 when the American battleship Maine was blown up in the Havana Harbor. It was Philadelphia Congressman Robert Adams who wrote the Declaration of War against Spain and recognized the independence of Cuba. Pennsylvania had a number of military leaders involved in the war including Brigadier Generals Abraham Arnold and James M. Bell. Major General John R. Brooks of Pottsgrove Township served as military governor in Cuba and Puerto Rico, and a Pennsylvania regiment was the first to engage in land combat in the Philippines. Page 14 By Rickie Lazzerini Historian BA History University of California, Santa Barbara © Rickie Lazzerini, All Rights Reserved This page may be freely linked to but may not be reproduced in any form without prior written consent by the author.
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