Battle of Tirad Pass

Battle of Tirad Pass
	Part of the Philippine–American War
	; General Gregorio del Pilar and his troops, c. 1898.
Date	December 2, 1899
Location	Tirad Pass, Ilocos Sur, Philippines17°08′32″N 120°37′46″E / 17.14222°N 120.62944°E
Result	American Victory
Belligerents
United States	Philippine Republic
Commanders and leaders
Peyton C. March	Gregorio del Pilar †; Vicente Enriquez
Strength
600	60
Casualties and losses
2 killed; 9 wounded	52 killed
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Tirad Pass

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Location of Tirad Pass.

The Battle of Tirad Pass (Spanish: Batalla de Paso Tirad; Tagalog: Labanan sa Pasong Tirad; Ilocano: Gubat ti Paso), sometimes referred to as the "Philippine Thermopylae",^[4] took place during the Philippine–American War on December 2, 1899, in northern Luzon in the Philippines. A 60-man Filipino rear guard commanded by Brigadier General Gregorio del Pilar succumbed to more than 500 Americans, mostly of the 33rd Volunteer Infantry Regiment under Major Peyton C. March, while delaying the American advance to ensure that President Emilio Aguinaldo and his troops escaped.^[5]

^ ^a ^b ^c Dumindin, Arnaldo. "Dec. 2, 1899: General Gregorio Del Pilar dies at Tirad Pass". Archived from the original on September 5, 2018. Retrieved September 12, 2012.
^ Cite error: The named reference malolos was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Tucker, Spencer (2009). The Encyclopedia of the Spanish–American and Philippine–American Wars: A Political, Social, and Military History. ABC-CLIO. p. 643. ISBN 978-1-85109-951-1.
^ Jerry Keenan (2001), Encyclopedia of the Spanish–American & Philippine–American Wars, ABC-CLIO, p. 311, ISBN 978-1-57607-093-2
^ Tucker, Spencer C. (2009), Encyclopedia of the Spanish–American and Philippine–American Wars: A Political, Social, and Military History, ABC-CLIO, p. "500"+"80"&pg=PA643 643, ISBN 978-1-85109-952-8

[Dumindin-1] Dumindin, Arnaldo. "Dec. 2, 1899: General Gregorio Del Pilar dies at Tirad Pass". Archived from the original on September 5, 2018. Retrieved September 12, 2012.

[malolos-2] Cite error: The named reference malolos was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[3] Tucker, Spencer (2009). The Encyclopedia of the Spanish–American and Philippine–American Wars: A Political, Social, and Military History. ABC-CLIO. p. 643. ISBN 978-1-85109-951-1.

[4] Jerry Keenan (2001), Encyclopedia of the Spanish–American & Philippine–American Wars, ABC-CLIO, p. 311, ISBN 978-1-57607-093-2

[5] Tucker, Spencer C. (2009), Encyclopedia of the Spanish–American and Philippine–American Wars: A Political, Social, and Military History, ABC-CLIO, p. "500"+"80"&pg=PA643 643, ISBN 978-1-85109-952-8

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