Battle of Marilao River

Battle in Marilao River
	Part of the Philippine–American War
	; Marilao River
Date	March 27, 1899
Location	Marilao, Bulacan, Philippines14°46′N 120°57′E / 14.76°N 120.95°E
Result	American victory
Belligerents
United States	Philippine Republic
Commanders and leaders
Irving Hale	Emilio Aguinaldo
Units involved
1st South Dakota Infantry; 3rd U.S. Artillery	Unknown
Strength
Unknown	5,000 soldiers
Casualties and losses
14 dead; 65 wounded	90 dead; 30 taken prisoner

The Battle of Marilao River was fought on March 27, 1899, in Marilao, Bulacan, Philippines, during the Philippine–American War.^[2] It was one of the most celebrated river crossings of the whole war, wherein American forces crossed the Marilao River,^[1] which was 80 yards (73 m) wide and too deep to ford, while under Filipino fire from the opposite bank.^[3]^[4]

^ ^a ^b ^c Dumindin, Arnaldo. "Americans Advance To Malolos, March 24–31, 1899". Archived from the original on April 11, 2015. Retrieved September 8, 2012.
^ Tucker, Spencer (2009). The Encyclopedia of the Spanish-American and Philippine-American War, Volume 1. Bloomsbury Academic. ISBN 9781851099511.
^ Linn, Brian McAllister (2000). The Philippine War, 1899–1902. University Press of Kansas. p. 97. ISBN 978-0-7006-1225-3. Archived from the original on February 3, 2024. Retrieved August 5, 2016.
^ Cite error: The named reference V. R. Jose was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[Dumindin_2006-1] Dumindin, Arnaldo. "Americans Advance To Malolos, March 24–31, 1899". Archived from the original on April 11, 2015. Retrieved September 8, 2012.

[encyclopedia-2] Tucker, Spencer (2009). The Encyclopedia of the Spanish-American and Philippine-American War, Volume 1. Bloomsbury Academic. ISBN 9781851099511.

[3] Linn, Brian McAllister (2000). The Philippine War, 1899–1902. University Press of Kansas. p. 97. ISBN 978-0-7006-1225-3. Archived from the original on February 3, 2024. Retrieved August 5, 2016.

[V._R._Jose-4] Cite error: The named reference V. R. Jose was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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Battle of Marilao River

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