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Battle of Tirad Pass

2 déc. 1899 · 17.14° N, 120.63° E

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2 déc. 1899
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Bataille
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17.14° N, 120.63° E
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1899 battle of the Philippine–American War

Battle of Tirad Pass

1899 battle of the Philippine–American War

The Battle of Tirad Pass, sometimes referred to as the Philippine Thermopylae, 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.

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