Our Army and Navy in the Orient, Giving a Full Account of the Operations of the Army and Navy in the Philippines; Together with Accurate Detail of the Organization of the Expeditionary Forces, Their Voyage Across the Pacific and a Full Account of Spanish (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1899. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... The Provoat Guard for the city of Manila was now to consist of the 20th. Infantry and two battalions of the 23rd. lioth the Minnesota and Oregon regiments were sent to fhe ront with their respective brigades for duty. With this organization it was intended to hold the Manila delonses with the three brigades of Lawtons Division and thus leave MaoArthur free to take the field with the principal part of his Division, with the destruction or capture of the insurgent army, the occupation of Malolos and the crushing of the insurrection as his objectives. So soon as the troops were withdrawn from the Lake Campaign active preparations were commenced for this movement and by the 23rd. when the Tranport Sherman arrived with the 3rd. Infantry to complete Wheaton's Brigade they were about completed. The enemy in front of Caloocan and La Loma now occupied a double line of works either of which had they been manned by American or European troops would have been impregnable. The first of these lines, beginning in front of Malabon extended nearly parallel with our own trenches to San Francisco del Monte, and the second beginning at Malabon followed the north bank of the Tuliajan river to Novaliches, every ford and bridge on this river being defended by strong bomb proof blockhouses and works, while in front of our extreme left Malabon had been made a perfect Gibraltar. Three roads and a number of trails cross the Tuliajan river. The first of these roads runs nearly parallel to the railroad and crosses the stream a few hundred yards to the right of it, the second leading north from La Loma crosses the river at the Malabon Pumping Station about mid-distant between Malabon and Novaliches and the third leads from San Francisco del Monte directly to Novaliches crossing the river at ...