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1891-April-18

1891-April-18: The diplomatic situation reached a boiling point when the United States performed a massive “display of force” in Port-au-Prince harbor.

HT-DRUS-1941-000472

1891-April-18: The diplomatic situation reached a boiling point when the United States performed a massive “display of force” in Port-au-Prince harbor. Under Gherardi’s command, a fleet including the Philadelphia, San Francisco, Concord, and Kearsarge—later joined by the Enterprise and Chicago—anchored off the capital. This naval demonstration was intended to intimidate the Haitian government into signing the lease for the Môle, signaling that the Harrison administration’s patience with constitutional objections had reached its limit.

Source  ·  HT-DRUS-1941-000472 Logan, 443 / Bates: HT-DRUS-1941-000472