MARTI 



from General Garcia to the Cuban Dele- 

 gate in the United States, Tomas Estrada 

 Palma. In 1902, after a competitive ex- 

 amination for appointment of Officers to 

 the Cuban Artillery forces organized at 

 the time, he was appointed Captain, rank- 

 ing first, and consequently took command 

 of the battalion. In 1906 he was appointed 

 Aide-de-Camp to Secretary William H. 

 Taft and afterwards remained in the same 

 capacity with Governor Magoon. In 1907 

 he was promoted by seniority to the rank 

 of Major, in 1909 to that of Lieutenant 

 Colonel and, on the reorganization and 

 increase of the Army, to Colonel and ap- 

 pointed Chief of Staff of the Army. In 

 1 9 10 he was appointed to the command of 

 a Brigade of Infantry and in 19 13 he was 

 appointed to temporary command of the 

 Army. 



In 191 5, after the reorganization of the 

 Army, a work he undertook by special 

 instructions from the President of the 

 Republic, General Menocal, he was ap- 

 pointed Assistant Chief of Staff with the 

 rank of Brigadier General, and later in the 



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