Eddy (fluid dynamics) In fluid dynamics, an eddy is the swirling of a fluid and the reverse current created when the fluid is in a turbulent flow regime.[2] The moving fluid creates a space devoid of downstream-flowing fluid on the downstream side of the object.
Battle of St. Kitts (1629) For the French capture of St.Kitts, see French capture of St.Kitts. For the Anglo-French battle, see Battle of Saint Kitts. The Battle of St. Kitts or St. Cristopher was a successful Spanish expedition that seized the islands of Saint Kitts and Nevis from the English and French during the Anglo-Spanish War (1625â30). By the year 1629, the colony had grown sufficiently to be regarded as a threat to the Spanish West Indies.
Congress obliged on April 25, 1898. The war lasted only 3 months and cost the U.S. about 400 killed or wounded. The United States gained the Philippines, Puerto Rico and Guam and emerged as a power to be reckoned with on the world stage.Cuba gained independence from Spain.For Spain it was a humiliating defeat. few days afterward Congress voted to put $50,000,000 in McKinley's hands-with no string on it. War was declared April 21, 1898. Ten days later, May 1, 1898, the battle of Manila was fought. I visited the President a few days after the victory.