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An Overview of the Philippine-American War
February 4-5, 1899 Battle of Manila: American Victory
April 9-10, 1899 Battle of Sta. Cruz (Laguna): American Victory
April 11, 1899 Battle of Pagsanjan: American Victory
April 12, 1899 Battle of Paete: American Victory
June 13, 1899 Battle of Zapote: American Victory
(Decisive American victory.150 Filipinos killed, 375 wounded; 15 Americans killed, 60 wounded. Consequently the Philippine Army resorted to guerilla warfare tactics seeing it could not square off against the Americans in large western style military actions)
November 11, 1899 Battle of San Jacinto(Pangasinan):American Victory
December 2, 1899 Battle of Tirad Pass: American Victory
December 19, 1899 Battle of San Mateo (Morong): Filipino Victory
(14 Americans killed, 15 wounded. This battle is erroneously referred to in many accounts (including Wikipedia), as the Battle of Paye. The NHI historical marker at the battle site cites “Labanan sa San Mateo”. This is where Gen. Henry Ware Lawton was killed, the highest ranking U.S. official killed in action during the Philippine-American War. The American defeat was regarded as a great moral victory for the Filipinos. The Morong Command was led by Gen. Licerio Geronimo. His riflemen, known as “Tiradores del Muerte” is claimed to have included Col. Maximo Abad who would later lead the Filipino forces to victory in the Battle of Pulang Lupa.).
April 15-19 Siege of Catubig (Samar): Filipino Victory
(21-31 Americans killed, 3-8 wounded;
Filipino casualties unknown)
June 4, 1900 Battle of Makahambos Hill: Filipino Victory
(1 Filipino killed, 3 wounded; 9 Americans killed, 9 wounded, 1 captured)
April 7, 1900 Battle of Cagayan Misamis: American Victory
May 14, 1900 Battle of Agusan Hill: American Victory
May 20, 1900 Battle of Sta. Cruz (MARINDUQUE): American Victory
(Under the command of U.S. Major Charles H. Muir, Americans claimed 6 Filipinos killed. The victory was followed by a four-day expedition into the interior where 36 Filipinos were captured).
July 31, 1900 Battle of Paye (BOAC, MARINDUQUE): Filipino Victory
(Filipino forces under Capt. Teofilo Roque ambushed the American patrol led by First Lieutenant William S. Wells, wounding 2 Americans and capturing 2 before the patrol escaped).
September 13, 1900 Battle of Pulang Lupa (TORRIJOS, MARINDUQUE):Filipino Victory
(Number of Filipino casualties unknown;
4 Americans killed, 6 wounded, 50 captured)
(Considered a milestone in Philippine history. Led by Lt. Col. Maximo Abad on the Filipino side, Capt. Devereux Shields' defeat sent shock waves through the American high command and it was considered the worst defeat suffered by the Americans during the war. This led to the first application in the Philippine-American War of population concentration in Marinduque’s six town centers, a coercive measure that finally led to Abad’s surrender on April 15, 1901).
September 17, 1900 Battle of Mabitac: Filipino Victory
(American claim:
11 Filipinos killed, 20 wounded;
21 American killed, 23 wounded.
Filipino claim:
2 Filipinos killed, 3 wounded;
180 American killed, 9 wounded)March 1901 Battle of Lonoy (Bohol) American Victory
(406 Filipinos killed; 3 Americans killed, 10 wounded)
September 28, 1901 Battle of Balanguiga (Samar): Filipino Victory
(28 Filipinos killed, 22 wounded;
36 Americans killed in action, 22 wounded, 4 missing, 8 died of wounds)
Sources:
en.wikipedia.org
en.wikipilipinas.org: Filipino-American War
pinoyhistory.proboards.com
The Journal of Military History 61(April 1997) The U.S. Army's Pacification of Marinduque, Philippine Islands, April 1900-April 1901 by Andrew J. Birtle
ulongbeach.com
viswiki.com
politicalfriendster.com
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