Word: sulu
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Dates: during 1909-1909
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...Spanish War Colonel Scott had attained the rank of adjutant-general, and in this capacity served in Cuba throughout the disturbance. During the governorship of Major-General Wood, Colonel Scott acted as chief of staff, and in 1903 went to the Philippines to become governor of the Sulu Archipelago. In this capacity he abolished slavery and the slave trade in the islands under his charge, and in a skirmish with the natives was severely wounded. On returning from the Philippines in 1907, he was appointed superintendent of the United States Military Academy with the rank of colonel. As an author...
...United States army, and at the opening of the Spanish war had attained the rank of adjutant-general. During the governorship of Maj. General Leonard Wood in Cuba, Colonel Scott served as chief of staff, and in 1903 he went to the Philippines to become governor of the Sulu Archipelago. While holding this position he was seriously wounded by natives of the islands. Between the time of his graduation from West Point and the opening of the Spanish War, he held many positions of responsibility among the American Indians of the Western States, and from the knowledge of the Indians...