The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-10-03
General Greene's Report of the
Battle of Manila
WORTHY OF HIGH PRAISE
He Troops Were Constantly on the
Defensive Il Took Little Time
to Put the Spaniards
to Flight.

m4nucu tne second DTlSduG SECOND
division. of the Eighth army corps. al
Manila. at the time OF the battle there.
on the 18th of August last. has been
made public General Greene was then
brfgadier general. His brigade consisted
of the LIST Colorado. LIST Nebraska and
10th Pennsylvania, and the first and
secon battalions OF the 18th infantry.
Batteries A and b Of the Utah artillery;
. detachment OF Company A, engineer
battalion; LIST California: first and third
battalions of the Sd artillery and Com
pany A. engineer battalion. General
Greene describes in detail the part per-
formed by his command in the battles
about Manila. recapitula,i ting in the fol-
lowing:
This brigade reached Manila bay
July IL: landed and established camp
July 1921: was attacked by the Span
iards July 81, Aug. ], Aug. 2 and Aug.
s; led the advance in the attack and
capture Of Manila Aug. 13. Our losses
were 16 killed and IS wounded. 1t Is
impossible to give any accurate figures
Of the losses of the Spaniards, but 1t is
probably safe TO say their losses, Aug.
l to Is. were at least 40 killed and 100
wounded. The name in which the
troops performed their duties, whether
fighting. working in the trenches or
sitting still under fire with strict or
ders not to return. is worthy Of the
very highest praise.
The resistance encountered on the
18th was much less than anticipated
and planned for. but had the resistance
been greater the result would nave been
the same. only the loss would have been
greater. Fortunately the great result
OF capturing the city. the seat of Span
ish power in the East for more than 300
years. was accomplished with a loss OF
life comparatively Insignificant"
General Greene's account of the vents
from the day OF his landing up TO the
18th OF August. the date OF the decisive
battle. show that his troops were con
stantly on the defensive and that all of
them were employed in skirmishes of
greater OF lesser importance.
General Greene gives an account Of
what took place on various dates until
the 18th. the American forces remaining
on the passive defense. OF the battle
OF the 18th he says: AT 1918 ] sent
" the first battalion OF the LIST
Colorado along the beach n in the
field on its right. and followed his with
the second and then the third battalion
Of the same regiment at distances Of
about 200 yards. They met a light fire
from the woods on their right flank in
h rear Of the Spanish trenches n in
h direction OF Cingalon and Paceo.
They replied to this with volleys and
the companies nearest the beach ford
ed the creek. advanced through the
water INTO the beach, turned the right
flank of the trenches and entered Fort
Antonio de Aboad from the rear. haul
ing down the Spanish flag and hosting
A. N-.a g..
ing the fort captured without resistance,
1 ordered the 18th United States infant
~ to move by the left flank over the
trenche and along the road 10 Manila
in columns OF fours, not anticipating
any resistance. As hey showed them
selves. however. a sharp fire was met
with from the woods near Singalon and
the second battalion deployed TO the
right of the road i'm the formation for
attack. Although the enemy could not
be accurately located on account Of his
using smokeless powder. this fire was
replied to by volleys, which had the ef-
feet of subduing IL. The battalion then
moved Onward by rushes. followed by
the first battalion, until IL reached the
Spanish trenches. which had been aban-
doned. leaving three dead. When the
18th United States infantry advanced l
sent orders to the Sd United States ar
tillery to advance to the front from its
position on the right. and their advance
was made in the formation for attack
at the same time as the 18th United
States infantry. They were subject to
the same fire from their right and front
near the Cingalon woods. 10 which they
replied. subduing Il. and then advanced
to the Spanish trenches. which they
found deserted. Just as the advance Of
the 18th infantry and Sd artillery began
the commanding officer OF the reserve.
which had been ordered up by the d.
vision commander, reported % me, and
/ directed them 20 follow by the beach,
and ordered the artillery 70 follow on
to Manila as soon as they could get the
assistance of the infantry 10 haul their
guns. As the bridge near the forts APP
peared TO be broken by artillery fire. 1
directed the engineer company 10 carry
forward some large t~restles and n0or-
ing OF bamboo which had been prepared
the previous day, and this was done
under fire.
Having made these dispositions. I
rode forward rapidly by the beach and
through the creek TO the fort. a p0r-
ton of the LIST Colorado was in the
Spanish renches replying 10 a fire from
a second line Of defense running along
the road from Malate 10 Cingalon: the
rest Of the Colorado regiment and all
Of the California were in the houses a
few yards in our front reply
Ing TO this same fire from the flank. The
engagement here lasted about 10 min
utes before the enemy's ire was sub
dued.
The LIST Nebraska and the 18th United
States infantry having now come up. l
directed them TO move forward. the for
mer along the beach and the latter along
Gale Reale. The Colorado regiment
was directed TO protect the right flank
from In possible attack from Cingalun
and Psceo. The California regiment
was already in advance on Gale Reale.
In this way the brigade moved through
Malate from street 10 street. meeting a
struggling IRE from the direction q
Paceo, but no serious resistance.
After advancing through Malate
and Ermita. the open space at the Luz
meta. just south OF the walled city. was
reached about ! p. m. \ white far
was flying at the southwest bastion and
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