The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-10-03
ALL SOLDIERS PRAISED
FOR THE HEROIC PERFORMANCE
OF EVERY DUTY
THE BOYS FROM CALIFORNIA
The First to Enter MaIate and the
First to Haul Down Span
ish Flag
Associated Press Special Wire.

Associated Press Special Wire.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 2.-The report e6
Major General F. v. Greene, who COM
manded the Second brigade, Second d.
vision of the Eighth army corps at Ma
Mia at the time of the battle there on the
18th Of August last has been made public.
General Greene was then brigadier gen.
eral. His brigade consisted of the First
Colorado. First Nebraska and Tenth Penn
sylvania, and the First and Second bat
talions Of the Eighteenth infantry. bat
teries A and B. Utah artillery, a detach-
ment Of Company A. Engineer battalion,
First California, First and Third battal-
ions, Third artillery, Company A. Engi-
neer battalion.
General Greene describes In detail the
part performed by his command in the
battles about Manila, recapitulating in the
following:
The Net Results
This brigade reached Manila bay July
II, landed and established camp July 1871;
was attacked by the Spanish July 81, Aug
ust /, August 2 and August s; led the ad-
vance in the attack and captured Manila,
August 49, Our losses were sixteen killed
and sixty-five. wounded. 1t is Impossible
to give any accurate figures as to the
losses of the Spaniards, but 1t Is probably
safe to say that their losses from August
to 10 were at least forty killed and 100
wounded. The manner in which the
troops performed their duties, whether
fighting, working in the trenches. or sitting
still under fire with strict orders not to
return 1t, 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 300 years.
was accompanied with loss Of life COM
paratively Insignificant"
All Troops in Action
General Greene's account Of the events
of the day of his landing up to the 18th OF
August, the date Of the decisive battle.
shows that his troops were constantly on
the defensive and all of them were em-
ployed 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:
The Decisive Battle
eat 10:15 I sent forward the First bat
TALON of the First Colorado along the
beach and in the field on Its right and fol-
lowed this up with the Second and Third
battalions of the same regiment, at dis
tances of about 200 yards. They met .
light fire from the woods on their right
flank in the rear of the Spanish trenches
and in the direction of Cingalon and Paceo.
They replied to this with volleys and the
companies nearest the beach forded the
creek, advanced through the water on the
beach, turned the right flank of the trench
es and entered Fort Antonio de Abad from
the rear, hauling down the Spanish flag ana
hosting the American flag about II a. m.
Seeing the fort captured without re-
sistance, I ordered the Eighteenth United
States infantry to move by the left flank
over the trenches and along the road to
Manila in column of fours not anticipating
any resistance. As they showed them
selves, however, sharp fire was met from
the woods near Cingalon, and the second
battalion deployed to the right Of the road
in the formation for attack. Although the
enemy could not be accurately located on
account of his using smokeless powder his
fire was replied to by volleys, which had
the effect of subduing it.
Forward by BUSHES
1.-THE battalion then moved forward by
PUSHES, followed by the First battalion,
until 1t reached the Spanish trenches.
which had been abandoned, leaving three
dead. When the Eighteenth United States
infantry advanced, sent orders to the
Third United States artillery to advance to
the front from its position on the right,
and their advance was made in the forma-
ton for attack at the same time as that Of
the Eighteenth United States infantry.
They were subjected to the same fire from
their right and front near the Cinkalon
woods, to which they replied, subduing It,
and then advancing to the Spanish trench
es, which they found deserted. Just as the
advance Of the Eighteenth infantry and
Third artillery began, the commanding Of
ficer of the reserve, which had been or
dered up by the division commander, re.
ported to me, and directed them to fol.
low by the beach and ordered the artillery
to follow on TO Manila as soon as they could
get the assistance Of the infantry to haul
their guns. As the bridge near the fort
appeared to be broken by artillery fire, I
directed the engineer company to carry
forward some large trestles and flooring Of
bamboo which had been prepared the pre-.
vi6us day, and this was done under fire.
In thu Trenches
Having made these dispositions, rode
forward rapidly by the beach and through
the creek to the fort. A portion Of the
First Colorado was in the Spanish trenches
replying to = hre from second Ane Of d.
fence running along the road from Malato
to Cingalcn; the rest Of the Colorado regi-
ment and all Of the California were in the
houses = few hundred yards m our 'front.'