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APRIL 12, 1899
Gen. Henry W. Lawton ordered 220 U.S. soldiers to march to Paete after capturing Sta. Cruz and Pagsanjan. Major John Fraine sent scouts to locate the Filipino positions and were able to see 50 Filipino soldiers manning a breast work. He ordered five soldiers to flank the Filipino lines but were fired upon by those hidden in the thick foliage. The four were killed and the other wounded. In retaliation, the Americans bombarded the Filipinos with artillery fire along with infantry assaults in the front and flanks and Gatling gun fire from the gunboat Laguna de Bay. 5 Americans were killed while 15 Filipinos died in the Battle of Paete.
APRIL 11, 1899
After the fall of Sta. Cruz, General Henry W. Lawton pursued General Juan Cailles and his men to Pagsanjan. The 1st Battalion of Sharpshooters under the command of General Charles King was sent in advance to the town. Some 25 to 30 Filipinos fired shots at the approaching American soldiers but were fired upon by artillery. Owing to the heavy bombardment, the Filipino soldiers and the townsfolk fled Pagsanjan leaving the town deserted. Around 8 Filipinos were killed in battle while only one American was wounded.
APRIL 10, 1899
The Battle of Sta. Cruz was part of General Henry W. Lawton’s Laguna de Bay Campaign. General Elwell S. Otis, Commander of the US VII Corps ordered Lawton’s 2nd Division to head for Laguna Province and neutralize the Filipino revolutionaries’ stronghold in the town of Sta. Cruz commanded by Gen. Juan Cailles. Lawton led his 1,509 men in attacking the heavily guarded town. In this battle, 96 Filipino soldiers of General Emilio Aguinaldo died, 6 launches and 41 Filipinos were captured. The remaining revolutionaries withdrew to Pagsanjan.
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