The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-05-11
GEN. wHEAToN's CAMPAIGN.
Report of His Operations in Jnnunr.
in Southern I.uyOn

Report of His Operations in January
in Southern LuyOn.
The War Department has made public
a report from Brig. Gen. Lloyd Wheaton
United States Volunteers, concerning the
operations of an expedition led by him in
January into the country stretching south
from Manila to Lake Taai. His forces
consisting of the Fourth, Twenty eighth
Thirty eighth, Forty fifth, and Companie:
d and H, Thirty-seventh Infantry, and de-
tachments of the Third and Fourth Artil-
lery, concentrated at linus. About one
mile south of that point, on January I, TIE
first engagement took place, in which
First Lieut.. Ward Cheney was mortsily
wounded while leading detachment
against the entrenched enemy, 500 strong
The American loss was two privates
killed and one wounded, while the in
surgents lost fifty in killed and wounded.
On this same day Colonel Birkhimer, with
a detachment of the Twenty eighth In
fantry, and Captain Reilly, in command
of a section of the Fifth Artillery. en-
gagged the enemy at Putol, where the in
surgents. after making a determined
stand. were routed with great slaughter,
seventy-four dead bodies being counted In
one portion Oh IHe paItleUelO. Inc Afnerl-
can loss was eleven men wounded.
Still another sharp engagement occurred
on the 18th, when Major E. F. Taggart,
with the Second and Third battalions of
the Twenty eighth Infantry, attacked a
force of insurgents estimated at 1000
strong on the Das Marinas Road near
linus, driving them from the field, killing
sixty and wounding more than eighty.
Major Taggart had one man killed and
six wounded.
Lake Taal was reached on the 10th, and
several slight skirmishes occurred on the
northern and eastern shores. On the 10th
Major NJ. H. Johnston. with three COM
panies of the Forty sixth Infantry, was di-
rected to make a reconnaissance to
Lemery, on the Pancipal River, which con-
meets Lake Taai with the Gulf of Balayan,
Major Johnstons command met the enemy
at Lemery, 500 strong. with four cannon.
and drove them across the river of Taal
On-the goth he was REINFORCED by three
companies sent from Bantangas by Colonel
Anderson, Thirty eighth Infantry, and at
tackled and carried Taal, dispensing the
insurgents and capturing their cannon.
Colonel Dorst, with a battalion of the
Forty-ffth Infantry and a squadron of the
Eleventh Cavalry. was ordered on the oath
to clear the country around Lemery, and
report was forwarded. The whole prov
ince of Cavite SO the report states. is
being thoroughly traversed by various
minor expeditions All OF the principal
towns have been occupied, in MANY of them
governments being established.
Great numbers of insurgents have returned
to their homes and gone TO work in the
fields.
In conclusion General Wheaton calls
particular attention to the gallant con-
duct OF Lieut.. Ward Cheney, who lost
his life in the charge near linus on the
eth TO the "skllful as well as gallant con-
duct Of Colonel Birkhimer Twenty
eighth Infantry, in the combat at Putol,
and to the prompt and energetic action
of Col. George r. Anderson, Thirty eighth
Infantry Volunteers. while under his COM
nand
He also mentions as deserving of great
credit the skillful and gallant services
rendered by Major L. F. Taggart, Twenty
eighth Infantry; Major NJ. II. Johnston,
who led the attack on Taal: Major b. ID.
Price. commanding the Fourth Infantry;
Capt Charles r. Rowland, Twenty eighth
Infantry. and First Lieut.. NJ F. Smith of
the Twentieth Infantry, who was acting
tha