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On 7 April, the screw sloop USS Shenandoah arrived in Panama City and three days later, other American ships started arriving in Colón, Panama. On 27 April a force of marines was landed in Panama City to help suppress rebels who had taken over the city when local troops had moved out to deal with a revolt in Colón.
The Burning of Colón, or the Panama Incident, was a major event of the Colombian Civil War of 1885. Panamanian rebels loyal to Pedro Prestan destroyed the city by committing arson before retreating from a battle with federal Colombian troops.
Collin, Richard H. Theodore Roosevelt's Caribbean: The Panama Canal, the Monroe Doctrine & the Latin American Context (1990), 598pp. Graham, Terence. The Interests of Civilization: Reaction in the United States Against the Seizure of the Panama Canal Zone, 1903-1904 (Lund studies in international history, 1985). Harding, Robert C. (2006).
Panama United States: Defeat. Herrán-Cass Agreement signed; New Granadian government established a sum compensation of $412,394 in gold for damages; Panama Crisis (1885) Panamanian Rebels: Colombia Chile: Defeat. Rebellion suppressed; Colón burned; Thousand Days' War (1899–1902) Colombian Conservative Party: Colombian Liberal Party: Victory
Early in 1885, the Panama crisis of 1885 took place. A revolt headed by a radical Liberal general and centered in Panama City developed into a three-way fight. Colón was virtually destroyed. United States forces landed at the request of the Colombian government but were too late to save the city from being burned. Millions of dollars in claims ...
Bowman H. McCalla was born in Camden, New Jersey on June 19, 1844. [1] He was appointed midshipman on November 30, 1861. McCalla's courage and leadership during his career often earned him great, and due, respect among his fellow officers.
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