The Battle Of Marilao River

Today in Philippine History (Philatelic Edition Series 2):

MARCH 27, 1899

The Battle of Marilao River, a part of the U.S. campaign to capture Malolos was fought between American troops and Filipino forces personally led by President Emilio Aguinaldo in Marilao, Bulacan. 

The combined troops of Gen. Isidro Torres, Gen. Pantaleon Garcia (who came down from Dagupan with 1,000 riflemen and 4,000 men with bolos) and Col. Enrique Pacheco engaged the Americans. 

They destroyed bridges to delay the arrival of U.S. artillery units but the Americans gained superiority in the battle when gunboats were used to fire at the Filipinos' positions. 

The Filipino troops retreated after suffering heavy casualties.

(Design, concept, stamps and research: Richard Allan B. Uy)

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