The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1899-06-24
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y :. N.6. 81 Manila. 1. wa. urr,rl de II
=. !urii, east. aud sou by the reotis
a'ar - !l"",. On the night Of Feb. 4
a.. AFRICAN tr''F- were attached nj ng
their entire front. In the general engage
msnt that followed shey drove back the
the enemy at every point and Inflicted a
loss of 1000 killed and wounded, and prls-
oners. In the ne1t two weeks the vicinity
Of Manila was cleared Uf rehals.
On Match IL General Whcaton's brigade
drove the retels from Pasiv and other
towns to tho east of Manila. aud y few
days later cat OF the rebel force in Cavite
province from Aguinaldo's army tn the
north of Manila.
On March ~ the American army was
fsorganized for an aggressive can, paign.
It moved forward on March 81 agninat
Malolos, the rebel capital aud stronghold.
k0O TOU0J9 T0htepoO ~ OhlOOChus ntOs VI :
linta, Marilao, BuIacen, and BucSve, aud
we're defeated at every point.
On March 81 Malolos was cal .ured. In
ten days the Anerisan ar,ny had swept
the flower of the rebel army from every
position occupied in tho whole district be.
tween Manila and Malolos and had driven
A9uinaldo from the fertile valley that had
bupported his army.
On April 10 General Lawton moved
from Pasig to drive the rebefs from Santa
Cruz and other points on L"guna bay. In
i've days he oaptured eight towns and
occupied twenty miles of ter ritory.
On April rs General Macarthur attacked
the rebel army, strongly ~intranched. at
'Calumpit, at the crossing Of the P am pan
Iga river. After an all day fight the Ameri-
cams captured Calump,t and the next day
forced the passage of the river nnd'drove
the west shore. THE rtteis had believed
their position on the west slde of ,the river
i'm p%reRnable. When it WAS "a ptured. Gsn-
er,l Luna asked for q suspension of hos
t~ilities. preparatory to negotiations for
peace. This ended the second move in
General MncArthur's camp"ign.
Or May 1Gensral Lawton mo we'd north
tplank the rebel position atSan Fernnn
d.. He drove the rebels from Balinag and
al, points on M~acArthur's right, and TN
May 4 General Macarthur advanced on
the rebel position at San Fernando. Bv
May 5 San Fernando had captured
aud tho rebels had" ttytletEted to Arayat,
i, where, 1t was suid, they" Would make thor
last standby May 11ths'rsbels had been
iriven from AraYat,, and Lawtoh's COLUMN
\ hid occupied SAD '1Iiait" and San Miguel,
emitting Of tho rebel st1e~oat Ia the mount
aims IN the east. FeaaHea8Ntnmmissions from
Asninaldo visited M& lila, md, while
alr1Oitations we're ~ progress, Mac.
Ar,hur's army restt6e:. General Lawton re-
Burning 70 Manila. This ended the cam
.pAiRn to tho north.
On Junes Il ne@<eamraign against the
rebel forces in CAsite province. to- the east
and sOnsh of MsniIa. WAS inaugurat-d
General dia1tun first forced the rehsls
frsEn the to~r~ ON Laguna bay then
moved south on the rebel POSITIONS nj
Para1ssqur. Baccor, and Zapote, driving
the rebefs 'frerm every point where resist
anoe was offered.
On Js,re II General Lawton attacked
the stronghold at the crossing Of the Ia
pote river and won the most decisive VIC.
tory Of the war. The rebels we're drive,
from their fortnications, losing one It hire
Of their entire force, and retreatad in q
panic TO the Mountains in tho southeast
RELEASING the wh"le as the Cavi:e provinces
add surrenieri"g the strong towns. IF Ba'
aU0r, linus. ana NOveieta.
The Americans have been victorious il
three seprate campaigns. On Feb. 1 they
were practically q besieged army. In ivl
days they had assumed the aggressive aud
cleared the trout of their enemy. In tws
weeks they had captured the rebel Gu pi,al
III six weeks they had scattered ant
dem"ralized AguinaId":s army. In MN
days Lawt"n cleared the provinces o
MOrong, Manila. aud Cavite of rebels ant
broke the rebel ~ wer in the south. IL
ninety days the Americans accom- y lisnet
more than a much larger SPANS, arm
accomplished in two y+ara, and they nav.
met with not Z single reverse.
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