The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-05-25
YOUNG'S WORK IN LOZ0N
Campaign of His Command in the
Northern Part of the Island.
aaiSes n Cifcnit Around the .trraics
of Macarthur md ASuinnidc-Dis-
heartcntdS Effect on Insurgents Of
the Defeats ut Libctad aud san
Fernando-Cnpturc of san Isidro.

long report of the operations of Brig. Gen
S. b. NJ. Young in northern Luzon. In
! his campaign he completely circumscrbed
the forces of Aguinaldo and Of General
Macarthur. The account of his movement:
is in brief as follows:
The date from which the more interest
ing of these operations began is the 9th
OF October, 1899 when General Young re-
| turned from Manila after a conference with
Generals Otis and Lawton and rejoined his
command at San Fernando. Pampanga. AT
that time General MacArthur's advance
post was at Angeles. a point on the Ma
Mia and Dagupan Railroad about fifty
miles from Manila where he had two troops
OF the Fourth Cavalry, Light Battery E,
First Artillery. and the Thirty-secand In
fant-y. The Twenty was at Can
caba, the Third at Baliuag. and detach-
ment at Calumpit: Wheeler with the First
Brigade was below Angeles. and Grant
with the Second Brigade at San Fernando
The insurgents were scattered between the
Pampanga River and the railway, Aguin
aldo with the insurgent Government being
at Tarlac. Young at San Fernando had
been entrusted with protecting the right
and rear of Macarthur, but he now pulled
out with Major Balances battalion of the
Twenty the Macabebe scouts I'M
der Batson ard loves scouts under Cast
ner moving up the east bank of the Pam
panga. Two sattalions OF the Twenty
fourth. the mounted battery, and the IN
mounted squadron Of the Fourth Cavalry
were at Mexico. but or the 18th they NOV
ed to Santa Ana. the objective being the
capture or disirtegration Of Aguinaldos
army. the release of the Spanish prisoners
known to be with him. and the possible
recapture of Lieutenant Gilmore, OF the
Navy. and his party.
THE overwhelming defeat Of the insur-
gents at Libutad and San Fernando. and
the capture of SO large a number of them
at the very beginning OF the advance.
seemed to have a marked influence in
disheartening them. SO that little OPPOSE
ton was encountered until reaching the
works in front OF San Isidrp.
General Young moved out early on the
morning of the 18th with Balances
battalion of the Twenty-second the
light battery, the mounted troop of
the Thirty seventh, and detaehments
Of the Fourth Cavalry, all under the
command Of Major Balance. Some two
miles beyond San Fernando there is
an unfordable stream, which the main
road crosses on a floating bridge that the
stream could not be forded. screen of
scouts assembled at the bridge, where they
were met by a strong fire from concealed
enemy, but without faitering they rushed
across the stringers. gaining the opposite
bank. which they held and protected the
bridge until the arrival of Balances adj
vance. although IS per cent of their num-
Der were shot in doing SO. General Young
reports that even after being severely
l1l
their rifles.
From Calaba to San Isidro the road has
two forks, one leading direct to the town
and the other following up the river. and
the insurgents were entrenched on both of
these forks. Balance took the direct road
to the town with his battalieu of the TWEEN
ty-second. two 6ismounted troops of the
Fourth Cavalry under Captain Rivers. four
guns Of the Light Battery. and the dis
mounted troop of the Thirty seventh
Chase. with two guns OF the battery, two
troops of the Fourth Cavalry, and a COM
pauy Of infantry. proceeded along the river
road.
For his rapid and credtable tactical
work in he advance and capture of San
Isidro. Major Balance. Twenty-second
United States Infantry, as well as his COM
mand, is highly commended. Although
many CT its numbers we're at times with
out food, shelter. blankets. or shoes,
straggler from this command was Fever
seen; their fire discipline was most excel
lent, and without rejecting in the least
on the many excellent bettalions in the
Army, General Young commends this as
the finest and most efficient battalion he
has ever seen in the American Army.
AT San Isidro General Young found it !
necessary to put the natives to work clean !
q tn aNfP Ca,,af
measures. On the 9th he crossed the Capan |
and proceeded up the road towards Santa |
Rosa. with Balances Battalion, Cashiers |
Scouts. SCOTS Battery. two sQua1rons OF |
the Fourth Cavalry. under Colonel Hayes. /
and Chase's Troop OF the Third. leaving |
Taylor's Light Battery. battalion OF the |
Twenty-fourth. under Keller, to garrison |
San Isidro; two companies of Macabebes |
on the opposite side of the river from San |
Isidro. and a battalion OF the Twenty |
fourth at Cabiao.
"At Tambo Barrio another company of |
insurgents was attacked and dispersed
50 effectually that they were never
seen again: and again at the Taboatin,
where force of more than thou
sand insurgents had taken up position,
occurred an exceptionally sharp engage
nent. where the insurgents lost 10 killed
md &c wounded. With some difficulty the
.ntire command was taken across the riv-
IT and pushed forward to Santa Rosa. four
niles distant. Chase's troop of the Third
Cavalry had been sent up the river to
ANITA Rosa in advance. and the appearance
If this troop moving across the rice fields
n mud and water above the bellies of the
lorses SO frightened the enemy that they
eft their entrenching implements in the
renches and failed to destroy the floating
bridge, which otherwise would have occa-
'ioned us some difficulty.
The next point was Cabanatuan a place
which had never been reached by Ameri-
ans, and where 1t was learned the jnsur-
,ents held 4.0eo Spanish prisoners, as well
IS number of Americans. 1t was also
earned that Aguinaldo was in command
4 Cabanatuan, with force of about 2. GOO |
which he brought over from Tarlac. but |
MS information was found to be errone-
us, as balance on the Both drove out the |
nemy and captured the town with but
light Resistance
On the 3lst Talavera, nine miles north
L Cahanatuan. and Aliaga,T eight miles
'est. were occupied by the Fourth Cav
Try. AT the former point were captured
small cannon. 13 brass howitzers. %
as pipe cannon covered with wooden tubes
nd wound with wire. large amount OF
1000 pounds of -four. and
luch other valuable property.
Here the command remained until the
th of November. when Lieutenant Colonel
[ayes. Fourth Cavalry. made a forced ,
arch to San Jose. seventeen miles north
Tarlac, occupying the town without re-
stance. By this time the column was
thin few miles of Tarlsc. from which it
as separated by the Valley of the Pam
lnga. Batson. Fourth Cavalry. with his S
acabebes, secured the country thor
igtly, capturing ali General Liar era's 8