Campaigning in the PhilippinesPickle Partners Publishing, 2018 M03 12 - 363 pages “WHEN the idea of compiling an historical account of the operations of the American forces in the Philippine Islands was conceived, the war clouds had nearly all disappeared from the horizon, and all that remained were those caused by the prospect of trouble with the insurgents, which, however, were not supposed to be serious. It was expected that the volunteer regiments would be speedily replaced by regulars, who would only be needed for policing the islands. “It was intended, therefore, to give in this book an accurate description of the campaign, from Dewey’s great victory to the return of the volunteers, and, in addition, a brief description of the islands. It was also proposed to publish special editions of the book for each of the volunteer regiments, which would contain, in addition to the foregoing, a detailed account of the experience of the regiments from date of mustering into service as volunteers to their return to the United States. In order to obtain this information, it was found necessary to go to Manila, and consequently on December 24, 1898, MR. KARL IRVING-FAUST, to whom is due the credit of having conceived and carried into execution this work, sailed from San Francisco on the steamer Gaelic, bound for Manila via Hong Kong, with plans and prospectus for compiling such a book. “Arriving at Manila on February 2, 1899, it soon became apparent that the plans must be changed. Dark foreboding clouds were hanging over the city, and for more than a month there had been ominous rumors of an outbreak of hostilities Two days later the expected happened, and the real campaign of the Eighth Army Corps commenced in dead earnest.[...]” Richly illustrated throughout. |
Contents
THE CAPTURE OF MANILA 95 | |
COMMANDERS 102 | |
226 | |
FERNANDO 238 | |
TO SAN FERNANDO 243 | |
LAWTONS LAKE EXPEDITION 252 | |
LAWTONS NORTHERN EXPEDITION 263 | |
281 | |
289 | |
ISLANDS 308 | |
ARMY 111 | |
REVOLT 135 | |
SOVEREIGN IN THE PHILIPPINES 151 | |
THE REVOLT OF THE FILIPINOS 161 | |
FERNANDO 222 | |
VARIOUS FIGHTS ON THE RIVERS 324 | |
PEOPLE 329 | |
ARMY 381 | |
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13th Minnesota 1st Lieut 20th Kansas 2d Oregon 3d Art 4th Cav Acting Assistant-Surgeon Admiral Dewey advance Aguinaldo Aide-de-Camp American ammunition army arrived at Manila artillery attack Bacoor Baliuag battalion Battery battle blockhouse boat Bocaue bridge Brigadier-General Calumpit Capt captured carrying the following Cavite Cebu command companies detachment Division enemy enemy’s entrenchments expedition fight Filipinos fire flank fleet following officers force front gunboat guns headquarters Hospital Corps infantry insurgents insurrectos killed Laguna de Bay Las Piņas Lawton left San Francisco Luzon MacArthur Major-General Malate Malolos Manila Bay March Marilao Merritt miles military morning natives Nebraskas night Norzagaray o’clock occupied Olympia Otis outposts Pasig River position Quingua railroad rebels Regiment road San Miguel scouts sent ships shot soldiers South Dakotas Spain Spaniards Spanish squadron surrender town trenches troops U.S. Inf United States Inf vessels Volunteer Inf Wheaton wounded yards