Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-10-06
HOW THEY luUGHT.
MAJOR GENERAL GREENE MAKES HIS
REPORT.

Under Sharp Fire From Spaniards.
WASHINGTON, Oct 3.-The report Of
Major General F. V. Greene, who COM
manded the Second brigade, Second di.
vision of the Eighth army corps at
Manila, at the time of the battle there
on Aug. 13, has been made public
General Greene was then brigadier
His brigade consisted of the First Cole
RADIO, First Nebraaaa and Tenth Penn
sylvania, and the First and Second bat
talions of the Eighteelah infantry, Bat
teries A and B of the Utah artillery, "a
detachment of Company A, engineer
battalion, First California, First and
Third battalions, Third artillery, Com
| pany A, engineer battalion
| General Greene describes in detail the
part performed by his command in the
battles about Manila, rucapitulatlng in
the following:
"This brigade reached Manila bay
July II, landed and established camp
July 1921; was attacked by the Span
iards July 81, Aug. /, Aug. and Aug.
5; led the advance in the attack and
capture Of Manila, Aug. 13. Our losses
were Is killed and 66 wounded 1t is
impossible to give any accurate figures
of the losses of the Spaniards, but it is
probably safe to say that their losses
from Aug. to l3 We're at least 40 killed
and 100 wounded. The manner i'll which
the troops performed their duties,
whether fighting, working in the
trenches, or sitting still under fire with
strict orders not to return it, 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 have been
the same, only the loss would have been
greater. Fortunately the great result
Of capturing this city, the seat of Spanish
power in the east for more than 800
years, was accomplished with a loss of
life comparatively insignificant.
Account of Equalization.
General Greene's account of the
events from the day of his landing up
to Aug. ID, the day of the decisive bat.
tie, shows that his troops We're con-
stantly OH the defensive and that all of
them were employed in skirmishes of
greater or lesser Importance. General
Greene gives an account of what took
place ON various dates until the 18th.
the American forces remaining on the
passive defensive. Of the battle of the
| 18th he says:
Sat 1915 o'clock I sent forward the
First battalion of the First Colorado
along the beach and in the field on its
right, and followed this up with the
Second and then the Third battalions
of the same regiment, at distances of
about 200 yards. This met light fire
from the woods on the their right flank
in the rear of the Spanish trenches, and
in the direction of Singalon and Paco.
They replied to this with yolleys and
the companies nearest the beach forded
the creek, advanced through the water
ON the beach, turned the right flank Of
the trenches and entered Fort Antonio
de Abad from the rear. hauling down
the Spanish flag and hosting the
American flag about liza. m.
"Seeing the fort captured without re-
sistance l ordered the Eighteenth
United States infantry to move by the
left flank over the trenches and along
the road TO Manila in column of tours,
not anticipating any resistance. As
they showed themselves, however. a
sharp fire was met from the woods neal
Cingalon and the Second battalion de-
ployed to the right Of che road III the
formation for attack. Although the
enemy could not be accurately located
on account OF his using smokeless pow
der, this fire was replied to by volleys,
which had the effect Of subduing it.
The battalion then moved forward by
rushes, followed by the First battalion
, until it reached the Spanish trenches
. which had been abandoned, leaving
three dead. When the Eighteenth
, United States infantry advanced, sen
orders to the Third United States artil
lery to advance to the front from its pc
l sition on the right and their advanc
I was made in the formation for attacl
!: at the same time as the Eighteenth
United States infantry. They wer
subjected to the same fire from thei
right and front near the Cingalol
woods, to which they replied, subduin
it and then advancing to the Spanisl
o trenches, which they found deserted
Movement of Troops.
"Just as the advance of the Eighteent
. infantry and Third artillery began, tn
); commanding officer of the reserve
x which had been ordered up by tho divi!
5, ion commander, reported to me and
: directed them to follow by the beac
y and ordered the artillery to follow O.
5, to Manila as soon as they could get tn
q assistance of the infantry to haul thei
p, guns. AS the bridge near the fort az
peared to be broken by the artiller
fire, directed the engineer company
5. carry forward some large trestles an
rs flooring of bamboo which had been pre-
% pared the previous day, and this w;
t. done under fire. Having made thel
f. dispositions, rode forward rapidly /
Is the beach and through the creek to IL
w. fort q norton Of tho First Cp1Oraf