Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-05-24
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excellent: and without rejecting in the least
on the many other excellent battailons IN
the army Gen. Young comments TINS as tne
finest and most efficient battallon ne lids
ever seen in the American army
1T skirmished and fought through nles
of mud and water in general ahead of my
cavalry, from Arayat to Cabanatuan, ana
from thereon it did most remarkable work
in the face of the greatest difficulties
Retween Humingan and ResaleS. where 1t
cut loose from everything but its guns and
ammunition, it fought its way IN the very
heart of the enemy's country. eXhipiting
daring and achieving success which Gen.
Young remarks cannot but serve as an ex-
ample to modern tactical students of what
can be accomplished by comparatively
small military force, properly ulsclpilheu
and commanded
At San Isidro Gen. Young found 1t neces-
sary to put the natives to work cleaning up
the town and to enforce rigid sanitary meas
ures; and during his stay the rain was al
most inceSSant, which, although making the
roads SO impossible that all forward move
ments were rendered EXTREMITY dimcult'
made the river navigable, and insured
plentiful supply of provisions from his base.
Expeditions Todard Santa Rosa
On the 9th he crossed the Gapan and
proceeded up the road toward Santa Rosa,
with Balances battalion. Cashiers scouts,
SCOTS battery, two squadrons of the 4th
Cavalry under Lieutenant Colonel Hayes
and Chases troop of the Sd, leaving Tay-
lor's light battery, battalion of the 24th
under Keller to garrison San 1sidro. two
companieS of Macabebes on the opposite
side of the river from San Isidro and bat
talon Of the oath at Cabiao. Between san
Isdro and Santa Rosa, the next objective,
a distance Of ten miles, the country Is traV-
erSed by six deep streams with perpendlcu-
lar banks, over each of which the troops
constructed bridges, working in water five
to eight feet deep.
The intrenchments at the Tambo river
and OccuDiel Dv insurgents IN
strength, but Balances men sent them fly
ing At Tambo Barrio another company OF
insurgents were attacked and dispersed SO
effectually that they We're never seen again.
and again at the Taboatin, where force
of more than a thousand insurgents had
taken up a position, occurred an excep-
tionally sharp engagement, where the In
surgents lost thirteen killed and twenty-six
wounded. With some difficulty the entire
command was taken across the river ana
pushed forward to Santa Rosa. four miles
distant. Chases troop of the Sd Cavalry
had been sent up the river to Santa Rosa
in advance, and the appearance or TINS
troop moving across the rice fields In mud
and water above the bellies of the horses
so frightened the enemy that they left
their intrenching implements In the trenches
and failed to destroy the floating bridge,
which otherwise would nave occasloned US
some difficulty.
The next point was Cabanatuan, place
which had never been reached by Amerl-
cans, and where it was learned the 1nsur-
as a number Of Americans. 1t was also
learned that Aguinaldo was in command at
Cabanatuan with a force Of about 1900,
which he had brought over from Tarlac,
but this information found to be erro-
neous. as Balance on the Both drove out
the enemy and captured the town with but
slight resistance.
On the 31st, Talavera. nine miles north OF
Cabanatuan, and Aliaga, eight miles west.
were occupied by the 4th Cavalry. At the
former point were captured two small can
hon fyrynr 10Th
Ras-pipe cannon covered with wooden tubes
and wound with wire, a large amount OF
Ammunition, 1000 pounds Of flour and much
other valuable property.
Advance to San Jose.
Here the command remained until the
sth of November, when Lieutenant Colonel
Hayes, 4th Cavalry, made forced march
to San Jose, seventeen miles north Of Tar
lac, occupying the town without resistance.
By this time the column was within a few
miles of Tarlac, from which 1t was sepa-
rated by the valley Of the Pampanga- Bat
son. 4th Cavalry, with his Macabebes,
secured the country thoroughly capturing
all General Llanera's personal effects and
papers, among which was found dispatch
from the insurgent secretary Of war, d.
recting the construction Of defenses at
various points, among them Lupao, which
information decided General Young to make
a forced march to that point, as well as to
Humingan and Tayug, before the defenses
could be constructed. Orders had reached
General Young from Manila that his ad-
vance should not be beyond San Jose. but
to close the trail over the divide to Bayou
bong thus facilitating the advance OF Mac
Arthur, who was to move along the ra1i-
road toward Dagupan. Batson. with his
Macabebes, had encountered force OF In
surgents that had been sent out from Tar
lac to crush him, in which action Lieuten-
ant Boutelle was killed while calamity
charging in front of his company.
The condition of the roads on the way
to Lupao beggars description, General
Young remarking that "of all the sloughs
of despond we waded through this was the