Battle of Paye
BATTLE REVIEW ANALYSIS
BATTLE OF PAYE
BACKGROUND: The Battle of Paye was a battle during the Philippine-American War between the United States and the Philippines. It was fought on December 19, 1899, near San Mateo in Morong (now Rizal) between the forces of General Henry Ware Lawton, and 200 Filipino riflemen under General Licerio Gerónimo. Lawton was killed in the battle, and his attack was repelled, making the Battle of Paye the final confrontation between Lawton's company and Gerónimo's. Lawton was the highest-ranking American commander to die in the Philippine conflict.
OPPOSING FORCES:
A. Force 1 Gen. Licerio Geronimo the commander of the 200 brave Filipino riflemen. B. Force 2 Gen. Henry Lawton the commander of the Provisionary Regiment of the U.S. army that attacks San Mateo on December 19, 1899. This Regiment was composed of one battalion each of the 27th Infantry Regiment and 29th Infantry Regiment U.S.V, one squadron each of mounted and dismounted 11th Cavalry and of course his bodyguards composed of his staff officers and the troop I4th Cavalry. Their primary mission was to attack San Mateo a small town located about eighteen miles northeast of Manila in the valley of the Marikina River.
BATTLE SUMMARY: The battle began while Lawton and his men were en-route to San Mateo and received fire from Filipinos under the cover of dense jungle and secures trenches in the town. Very few of the enemy were even visible.
Lawton's forces dug in and engaged in a fierce fire-fight. A team of Filipino sharpshooters known as the "Tiradores del Muerte" ("Marksmen of Death") set up position 300 yards (270 m) away. Having shrugged off cautionary warnings from his officers, Lawton walked up and down the line, rallying his men. A sharpshooter shot Lawton and killed him instantly.
The death of their commander was a terrible blow to Lawton's men, who took scores of casualties without successfully retaliating. Part of
BATTLE OF PAYE
BACKGROUND: The Battle of Paye was a battle during the Philippine-American War between the United States and the Philippines. It was fought on December 19, 1899, near San Mateo in Morong (now Rizal) between the forces of General Henry Ware Lawton, and 200 Filipino riflemen under General Licerio Gerónimo. Lawton was killed in the battle, and his attack was repelled, making the Battle of Paye the final confrontation between Lawton's company and Gerónimo's. Lawton was the highest-ranking American commander to die in the Philippine conflict.
OPPOSING FORCES:
A. Force 1 Gen. Licerio Geronimo the commander of the 200 brave Filipino riflemen. B. Force 2 Gen. Henry Lawton the commander of the Provisionary Regiment of the U.S. army that attacks San Mateo on December 19, 1899. This Regiment was composed of one battalion each of the 27th Infantry Regiment and 29th Infantry Regiment U.S.V, one squadron each of mounted and dismounted 11th Cavalry and of course his bodyguards composed of his staff officers and the troop I4th Cavalry. Their primary mission was to attack San Mateo a small town located about eighteen miles northeast of Manila in the valley of the Marikina River.
BATTLE SUMMARY: The battle began while Lawton and his men were en-route to San Mateo and received fire from Filipinos under the cover of dense jungle and secures trenches in the town. Very few of the enemy were even visible.
Lawton's forces dug in and engaged in a fierce fire-fight. A team of Filipino sharpshooters known as the "Tiradores del Muerte" ("Marksmen of Death") set up position 300 yards (270 m) away. Having shrugged off cautionary warnings from his officers, Lawton walked up and down the line, rallying his men. A sharpshooter shot Lawton and killed him instantly.
The death of their commander was a terrible blow to Lawton's men, who took scores of casualties without successfully retaliating. Part of