The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-05-13


They Drove the Rebefs From
Their Fortified Position, killing
and WOunding a Great Many of
Them-some Real. Fighting Soon
After Taking the Field.
Adjt Gen. Lambert yesterday received
report from Col. Ames, of the Thir-
tenth regiment, giving a list Of casual
ties in detail and an interesting account
of the regiments part in the battle of
March &c. The following men were
wounded March g. about ten miles north
east of Manila and north of Mariquina
road:
Andrew Martinson, private, Company
a, wounded In both feet; Bert Parsons,
private, Company G, right arm; Arnold
Edward B. McInnis, corporal, Company
|, right hand; Allen A. Grimes, private.
Company |, head: L; A; Porter, private,
private, Company 1, thigh; John Connolly,
corpo1 al. Company k, left thigh; John T.
Whalen, private, Company <, right hip;
right hand; Harry M. Glazier, private,
Company l, right hip; P. G. HUM, pri-
vate, Company IL, left shoulder: kobett
l.. Geib, private, Company G, tight
thigh
Edward Pratt, Company L. died of
smallpox March rs.
The report refers to the regiments en-
gagged as follows:
This regiment having been relieved
from duty as a part of the provost guard
on the 18th, went into camp on the fol-
lowing day on the grounds of the Paseo
Lucia. On the morning of the 10Th inst.
the first battalion. consisting of Com
panies A, b, f and 1, were ordered to
take up stations between the reservoir
and pumping station. On the 22d the
Second battalion, consisting of Companies
K, L, M and G, were ordered to take up
stations at points about the reservoir.
On the oath the Third battalion, consist
ing of Companies c, D, H and e and
headquarters, broke camp in the morn
ing, marching a distance of six miles to
the camping place on the Pasee Lucia.
Towards evening 1 received orders
through Brig. Gen. r. H. Hall, COM
| handing me to prepare my regiment for
action and be in position along Mara
quina road ready to advance at o'clock
At o'clock the entire regiment, In bat
talions, proceeded to take up their posi-
ton as instructed, in extended order, COW
| eItng distance of about 5000 yards of
regimental front.
AT Obs the command forward was
| given and the entire regiment moved to
| the front, steadily and without haste,
keeping to the right as instructed. After
advancing about 300 yards the insur-
gents opened fire upon. our line, from
| heavily entrenched positions situated on
| high ground, in bamboo thickets directly
| in front of our line Their fire was an
swered with heavy volleys from our regi-
| ment, and a continued advance in sew
eral instances amounting to a charge,
until the rebels in our front were forced
| to retreat, but only after stubborn re-
| sistence.
Companies F and / were forced to ex-
| ecute flank movement to protect the
! right flank of the regiment. During the
engagement owing to the thick growth
Of bamboo, the Second and Third bat
! talions had to execute an almost direct
| flank movement to the right to preserve
! the line. In executing this movement
! Companies E and H, on the extreme left,
| became separated from the regiment and
met with very stubborn resistance for a
/ time, succeeded in routing the insurgents
and eventually Joined the rest of the
command, which had halted to walt for
| them. 1t was found that the regiment
now covered the positions which was the
! objective point of the movement, and a
halt was made awaiting orders During
| the engagement many rebels were re-
J ported by the officers and men killed and
! wounded, some being found on the fields.
but most of them were carried away by
| the ,retreating insurgents So 1t is i'm
! possible to give an estimate of the cas-
ualties on their side.
Il think the movement which was de-
| signed was successfully accomplished.
The topography of the country was such
| that food and ammunition had to be
brought up from Mariquina road by
means Of relays of men taken from the
firing line, which was very exhausting.
and 1t was late In the evening before the
bull trains were brought successfully
through the rough trails. The regiment
camped for the night on the ridge where
the original halt was made During the
night the First battalion was ordered to
support two companies of the First Colo
| rado regiment, who were attacked by a
strong body of insurgents the morning
OF the following day. March 2S I was di
rected to put my regiment in battalions
and return to their original stations.
AT p. M, the entire regiment assem-
bled at the water works, under orders to
| proceed to Caloocan, at which station n
arrived at 11:16. Marching a distance of
| hfteen miles around about Manila. the
following morning, the regiment boarded
train and rode to Mariloa, eight miles
north. From this station the regiment is
camped in battalions and companies aIong
| the railroad track for a distance of oil.
most ten miles, guarding the bridges and
patroi1ng the country from one to three
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