Bombardment of Greytown
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title:
Bombardment of Greytown
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The bombardment of Greytown, also known as the bombardment of San Juan del Norte, was a punitive expedition by the United States Navy against the town of Greytown in the Kingdom of Mosquitia. The USS Cyane, a sloop-of-war commanded by George N. Hollins, was sent by the United States Department of State to stop Greytown's town council from levying taxes and duties on visiting American ships. Hollins ordered a bombardment of Greytown after arriving there, which combined with U.S. Marines landing a
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1854 American bombardment of the Mosquito Coast
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombardment_of_Greytown
date created:
2009-08-03T02:55:47Z
date modified:
2024-09-06T04:34:39Z
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