Gov. Ramon Blanco's Troops Retreat

Today in Philippine History (Philatelic Edition):

NOVEMBER 11, 1896

The Battle in Binakayan ended after Gov. Ramon Blanco’s troops retreated.

The Spaniards tried to advance to destroy the entrenchments of the Katipuneros but were met by a rain of projectiles made of scrap iron fired from cannons which proved deadly.

Every advancement left Spanish troops including their officers dead.

In Dalahican, the battle stopped by nightfall after Spanish attacks on Filipino positions failed.

The first major victories of Emilio Aguinaldo in Binakayan, and Santiago Alvarez in Dalahican made them heroes of the revolution.

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Gen. Candido Tirona

Today in Philippine History (Philatelic Edition):

NOVEMBER 10, 1896

Gen. Candido Tirona y Mata (August 29, 1862 - November 10, 1896), the Secretary of War of the Magdalo Council and hero of the Battle of Binakayan was stabbed in the neck by a bayonet charge and died on the spot.

The Battle of Binakayan and Dalahican was fought on November 9-11, 1896 where Gov. Gen. Ramon Blanco’s army of 20,000 troops was defeated by the 112,000-strong revolutionaries of the Magdiwang and Magdalo Councils of the Katipunan led by Emilio Aguinaldo, Santiago Alvarez, Candido Tirona, Pio del Pilar and Edilberto Evangelista.

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The Battles Of Binakayan And Dalahican

Today in Philippine History (Philatelic Edition):

NOVEMBER 9, 1896

The simultaneous Battle of Binakayan and the Battle of Dalahican was fought between the Spanish forces of Gov. Gen. Ramon Blanco y Erenas and the revolutionary troops of Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo and Gen. Candido Tirona in Cavite el Viejo (now Kawit) and in Dalahican and Dagatan in Noveleta and in some parts in Imus and Bacoor. 

The battle began on November 9, 1896 until November 11, 1896. The Spanish army tasted their first defeat and retreated in disarray and demoralized. This was the first major victory of the Filipino revolutionaries. 

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