The Campaign of the Jungle Or, Under Lawton through Luzon

The Campaign of the Jungle; Or, Under Lawton through Luzon

The Campaign of the Jungle is a complete story in itself, but forms the fifth volume of the Old Glory Series, a line of tales depicting life and adventure in our army and navy of to-day. The heroes of these various stories are the three Russell brothers, Larry, Walter, and Ben. In the first volume we told of Larrys adventures while Under Dewey at Manila, in the second and fourth we followed Ben as A Young Volunteer in Cuba and during the opening campaign Under Otis in the Philippines, while in the third tale we saw what Walter could do Fighting in Cuban Waters. In the present volume the reader is asked to follow the fortunes of both Larry and Ben in two important expeditions of that gallant soldier, General Henry W. Lawton, the first directed against Santa Cruz on the Laguna de Bay, where the insurgents were left badly scattered, and the second from Manila to San Isidro, a winding advance of about one hundred and fifty miles through the jungle, iv which took twenty days to complete, and during which time twenty-two battles were fought and twenty-eight towns were captured, along with large quantities of army stores and the like. This latter expedition was one of the most daring of its kind, and could not have been pushed to success had not the man at its head been what he was, a trained Indian fighter of our own West, and one whose nerve and courage were almost beyond comprehension. Small wonder it was that when, later on, General Lawton was killed on the firing line, General Otis cabled, Great loss to us and to his country. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

Product details

Ebook Number: 31317
Author: Stratemeyer, Edward
Release Date: Feb 18, 2010
Format: eBook
Language: English

Contributors

Illustrator: Shute, A. B., 1851-1906