from the marinduquegov@blogspot.com site
(courtesy of Eli Obligacion)
THE BATTLE OF PULANG LUPA
To counteract the continuous guerrilla plunder of the Marinduque
Revolutionary Capt. Devereux Shields, commander of company of the 29th
Infantry USA decided to implement massive pacification campaign in
Torrijos which started on Sept. 11, 1900.
With the arrival of the American Soldiers, Lt. Col. Maximo Abad together
with his trusted leaders, started their plan of attack. It was the consensus
among them that Pulang-Lupa would be the best site to ambush the
American troops.
Pulang Lupa was a very advantageous location. His officers that helped
Abad execute his plan included Capt. Pedro Lardizabal, Captain Cayetano
“Alapaap” Vida Gunersindo dela Santa, Pedro Madrigal, Teofilo Roque,
Raymundo Recalde, Isabelo Silva, Luciano Parreño and others.
In the early morning of September 13, 1900 fierce battle between untrained
but determined and brave Filipino revolutionaries on one hand, and the
expert American soldiers on the other, took place.
After many hours of fighting, Capt. Devereux Shields, wounded on the left
shoulder ordered a slow retreat, taking with them the disabled and wounded.
Because of the set back of the American Force, Capt. Deveruex Shield
ordered the raising of a white flag and finally surrendered to Col. Maximo
Abad after a bloody battle that lasted for many hours.
Though there was great casualty on the part of the Filipinos, it was a major
battle won by the Marinduque Revolutionary Force, The mortality on the part
of the American Force included 4 dead and several wounded.
Although several American reinforcement forces were sent to Marinduque
to rescue Capt. Shields and his 48 soldiers, it was only on October 14,
1900 that on order of the Revolutionary Government in Cavite that Col.
Maximo Abad released the captured American soldiers in Buenavista. The
Battle of Pulang Lupa is recorded in the Annual Reports of War Department
of the United State and in the National Archives and Record Service,
Washington D.C.
It is rather a great regret that the History of the Battle of Pulang Lupa, is
never mentioned in the Philippine History books.
(courtesy of Eli Obligacion)
THE BATTLE OF PULANG LUPA
To counteract the continuous guerrilla plunder of the Marinduque
Revolutionary Capt. Devereux Shields, commander of company of the 29th
Infantry USA decided to implement massive pacification campaign in
Torrijos which started on Sept. 11, 1900.
With the arrival of the American Soldiers, Lt. Col. Maximo Abad together
with his trusted leaders, started their plan of attack. It was the consensus
among them that Pulang-Lupa would be the best site to ambush the
American troops.
Pulang Lupa was a very advantageous location. His officers that helped
Abad execute his plan included Capt. Pedro Lardizabal, Captain Cayetano
“Alapaap” Vida Gunersindo dela Santa, Pedro Madrigal, Teofilo Roque,
Raymundo Recalde, Isabelo Silva, Luciano Parreño and others.
In the early morning of September 13, 1900 fierce battle between untrained
but determined and brave Filipino revolutionaries on one hand, and the
expert American soldiers on the other, took place.
After many hours of fighting, Capt. Devereux Shields, wounded on the left
shoulder ordered a slow retreat, taking with them the disabled and wounded.
Because of the set back of the American Force, Capt. Deveruex Shield
ordered the raising of a white flag and finally surrendered to Col. Maximo
Abad after a bloody battle that lasted for many hours.
Though there was great casualty on the part of the Filipinos, it was a major
battle won by the Marinduque Revolutionary Force, The mortality on the part
of the American Force included 4 dead and several wounded.
Although several American reinforcement forces were sent to Marinduque
to rescue Capt. Shields and his 48 soldiers, it was only on October 14,
1900 that on order of the Revolutionary Government in Cavite that Col.
Maximo Abad released the captured American soldiers in Buenavista. The
Battle of Pulang Lupa is recorded in the Annual Reports of War Department
of the United State and in the National Archives and Record Service,
Washington D.C.
It is rather a great regret that the History of the Battle of Pulang Lupa, is
never mentioned in the Philippine History books.
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