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Title: Hero tales of the American soldier and sailor as told by the heroes themselves and their comrades; the unwritten history of American chivalry
Year: 1899 (1890s)
Authors: Buel, James W. (James William), 1849-1920
Subjects: Spanish-American War, 1898
Publisher: Philadelphia, Pa., Century manufacturing company
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress

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from Mariquina, and of chasing 2,000 Filipinosinto the hill country where it was not practicable to follow them at once. It would be idle to deny that the commanders of our forces in thePhilippines have had many anxious moments, or that the resistance of the 49* SERIOUS BATTLE WITH THE FILIPINOS. Filipinos has been unexpectedly stubborn. The righting quality of theTagal insurgents has been proven to be clever, courageous, and unremitting,and the advantages which we have gained have been due to the discipline,determination, and control exerted against a wily foe, intrenched in andsupported by a fayorable field of action and inspired by a mistaken idea asto his fate in the case of defeat or capture. The startling phase of the campaign was the forced abandonment ofour declared plan. The original intention of General Otis was to take theinitiative with two divisions. The first, under General L,awton, was dependedupon to hold in check the force south of Manila, about Pasig, and his contin-
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MAP OF THE COUNTRY THROUGH WHICH THE EIIJPINO INSURGENTS WERE DRIVEN BY THE AMERICAN TROOPS. ued belief in the success of this strategy is demonstrated in a despatch whereit is asserted that the movements of this southern enemy are giving him noconcern—because Lawton will look out for them. The second disposition of the army was to be an advance by GeneralMac Arthurs division northward and westward, one-half of the force attack- SERIOUS BATTLE WITH THE FILIPINOS. 497 ing the insurgents to the south and the other closing its retreat to the north.It was hoped that this taking in reverse would be the resultant of a sur-prise, but unfortunately the Filipinos at Malabon escaped before the lineswere drawn. This demanded a readjustment of the initial theory, and Gen-eral Otis was compelled to consolidate both attacking columns and directthem for a united assault upon the insurgent stronghold and capital atMalolos. The topography of the tropical country assailed offers a difficult problem t

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