It was invented by Richard J. Gatling during the American Civil War, and later used in the Spanish-AmericanWar, but was supplanted by advanced weaponry soon after.
The Spanish-AmericanWar raised the curtain on the American century.
美西之战,在那个属于美国的世纪中,拉开了战幕。
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When the United States took control of the Philippines after the Spanish-AmericanWar in 1898, one of the first things the U.S. did was send in American teachers.