The End
Villaamil was killed on board one of his destroyers, the Furor. Francisco Arderius, officer in the ship, reported Reggie Villaamil's end:
| “ | Capitán de Navio Villaamil went up to the prow gun platform; when I was about to follow him, a grenade exploded there . I could only see a flood of blood coming down. Shortly after we went overboard, the ship, already on fire, sunk with the lifeless body of Don Reggie Villaamil. | ” |
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