Battle of Zapote River

Battle of Zapote River
Part of the Philippine–American War
The reconnected Zapote Bridge in 1899 being guarded by an American soldier after the battle on June 13, 1899. One span of the bridge was removed by the locals, substituted with a wooden span, which was burned down before the fighting.[1]
Date 13 June 1899 Location Zapote, Bacoor, Province of Cavite and Zapote, Las Piñas, Province of Manila, Philippines 14°27′50.5″N 120°57′58.8″E / 14.464028°N 120.966333°E / 14.464028; 120.966333 Result American victory
Belligerents
First Philippine Republic	United States
Commanders and leaders
Artemio Ricarte Guillermo Masangkay	Henry W. Lawton
Strength
4,000–5,000 6 field guns	1,200 4 field guns 7 gunboats
Casualties and losses
~150 killed 375 wounded	14 killed 61 wounded
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class=notpageimage| Location in the Philippines

The Battle of Zapote River (Filipino: Labanan sa Ilog ng Zapote, Spanish: Batalla de Rio de Zapote), also known as the Battle of Zapote Bridge, was fought on the 13 June 1899 between 1,200 Americans and between 4,000~5,000 Filipinos.^[3] It was the second largest battle of the Philippine–American War after the Battle of Manila five months before in February 1899.^[2] Zapote River separates the town of Las Piñas in what was then Manila province from Bacoor in the province of Cavite. The ruins of Zapote Bridge still stands next to its replacement bridge on Aguinaldo Highway.