Today in Philippine History (Philatelic Edition):
JUNE 13, 1899
The Battle of Zapote Bridge was the second largest battle in the Philippine-American War next to the February 4, 1899 Battle of Manila.
Gen. Henry Ware Lawton assisted by Generals Loyd Wheaton and Samuel Ovenshine led 3,000 troops to crush the Philippine Revolutionary Army in Cavite. They were repulsed several times by the 5,000-strong infantry force of Gen. Artemio Ricarte and Gen. Mariano Noriel.
Admiral George Dewey unleashed a hundred sailors armed with machineguns that forced the Filipinos to retreat after many in their ranks lay dead.
(Design, concept, stamps and research: Richard Allan Uy)
Photo credit: http://en.wikipedia.org/
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