Today in Philippine History (Philatelic Edition Series 2):
MARCH 19, 1899
The troops of General Pio del Pilar fought against Brigadier General Loyd Wheaton's 22nd US Regular Infantry Regiment, 1st Washington Volunteers and 2nd Oregon Volunteers.
The battle in the town of Taguig began a day earlier and Sta. Ana Church became the barracks of U.S. soldiers.
General Loyd Wheaton commanded troops in battle in the American Civil War and the Philippine-American War while General Pio del Pilar led the Filipino soldiers in the Philippine Revolution and the Philippine-American War.
The war between the Filipinos and Americans was during the presidency of William McKinley (U.S.) and Emilio Aguinaldo (Philippines).
(Design, concept, stamps and research: Richard Allan B. Uy) All rights reserved
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