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Invasion of Puerto Rico begins
The American invasion of Puerto Rico begins following a naval bombardment of the island. The invasion, led by General Nelson Miles, avoided the heavy Spanish and Puerto Rican defenses as over 1,300 soldiers landed at Guánica on the southern coast.
Henry Knox born
Continental Army General Henry Knox is born in Boston, Massachusetts. One of George Washington's closest military advisers, he became the Continental Army's chief artillery officer following the Battle of Bunker Hill and was later appointed to become Washington's first Secretary of War.
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