The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1900-05-11
SLAUGHTER OF
THE FILIPIN0S.
Gen WheatOn's Report on
His Operations in the
Philippine Islands.

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Department has made public a re-
port from Brigadier General Lloyd
Wheaton, U. S. ", concerning the
operations of an expedition led by
him early in January into the
country stretching south from
Manila to Lake Taal. His forces,
consisting OF the Fourth, Twenty
eighth, Thirty-e eight, Fortv-tifth,
and Companies D and II. Thirty
seventh infantry, and detachments
of the Third and Fourth Artillery
concentrated at linus, and, about
one mile south of that point, on the
7th Of the month the first engage
ment Of the expedition occurred, in
which Lieutenant Ward Cheney
was mortally wounded while lead
ing detachment against the en-
trenched enemy, five hundred
strong.
The American loss was two pri-
Yates killed and one wounded,
while the insurgents lost fifty in
killed and wounded. On this same
day Colonel Birkhimer, with Il de-
tachmcnt of the Twenty-eighth In
fantry, and Captain Reilly in COM
mand of a section of the Fifth Ar
tllery, engaged the enemy at Putol
where the insurgents, after making
a determined stand, were routed
with great slaughter, seventy-four
dead bodies being counted in one
portion of the battlefield Our loss
was eleven men wounded. Still
another sharp engagement occurred
on the 7th, when Major f. Taggart
with the Second and Third Bat
talions OF the Twenty eighth Inlan-
try, attacked force OF insurgents
estimated at 1000 strong on the
Das Marinas road near linus, driv-
ing them from the field. killing sixty
and wounded more than eighty.
Ma ior Taggart had one man killed
and six wounded.
Lake Taal was reached on the
10Th, and several slight skirmishes
occurred on the northern and east.
ern shores. On the 10th Major W.
H. Johnstsn, with three companies
OF the Forty sixth Infantry, was
directed to make a reconnaissance
to Lcmery, on the Pancipil Ri yer,
which connects Lake Taal with the
Gulf of Balayar. Major Johnston's s
command met the enemy at Lemery
800 strong, with four cannon, and
drove them across the river to Taal
On the 20th he was reinforced by
three companies sent from Rantan-
gas by Colonel Anderson. Thirty
eighth Infantry, and attacked and
carried Taal, dispensing the in-
surgents and capturing their
cannon.
Colonel Dorst, with a battalion Of
the Forty-tifth Infantry and a
squadron of the Eleventh Cavalry,
was ordered on the 24th to clear
the country around Lemery. and
he was engaged upon that duty
when his report was forwarded.
The whole province of Cavite so the
report states is being thoroughly
travcrsed by various minor eXpedi-
tions All Of the principal towns
have been occupied in many Of them
municipal governments being es-
tablished and 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 conduct of Lieutenant Ward
Chaney, who lost his life in the
charge near linus on the 7th; to the
"skilful as well as gallant conduct
of Col. Birkhimer, Twenty-eight
Infantry, in the combat at Putol,
and to the 'premp' and energetic
action of Colonel George r. Ander-
son, Thirty eighth Infantry Volun-
teers, while under his command.
He also mentioned as deserving of
great credit the skilful and gallant
services rendered by Major E. f.
Taggart, Twenty eighth Infantry;
Major w. II. Johnson, who led the
attack on Taal; Major X. d. Price,
commanding the Fourth Infantry;
Captain Charles r. Rowland and
First Lieutenant M. f. Smith. of
the Twentieth Infantry who was
acting aid upon the Generals staff.
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