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The Battle of Paye was a battle during the Philippine-American War between the United States and the Philippines. It was fought on December 19, 1899, near San Mateo in what was then Manila province (now Rizal) between the forces of General Henry Ware Lawton, and General Licerio Gerónimo's Morong Command battalion and the ''Tiradores de la Muerte''.〔(112th Anniversary )〕 Lawton was killed in the battle, making him the highest-ranking American commander to die in the Philippine conflict.〔(Mark J. Denger )〕 On December 18, Lawton and his men were en route to San Mateo along the Marikina River in a punitive expedition against Brig. Gen. Pio del Pilar's 1,000 force, which threatened the Marikina waterworks and the Manila wagon road to the north.〔Linn, B.M., 2000, The Philippine War, 1899–1902, Lawrence: University Press of Kansas, ISBN 0700612254〕 Lawton's force included Col. James R. Lockett's squadron of the 11th Volunteer Cavary and Lt. Col. H.H. Sargent's 29th Battalion.〔 A monsoon flooded the river and muddied the trail.〔 ==Battle== On December 19, the 11th captured Montalban, while Sargent's squadron made for San Mateo, approaching the Filipinos in rain and mist.〔 The Filipinos forced Lawton's troops to scramble for cover in the rice fields.〔 Lawton walked up and down the line in a white rain coat and pith helmet,〔(Steven L. Ossad )〕 rallying his men even after his aide was struck.〔 Lawton died from a Filipino sniper's bullet to the chest by the name of Bonifacio Mariano.〔http://philippineamericanwar.webs.com/genlawtondies1899.htm〕〔 Sargent located a ford allowing his men to cross the river and drove the defenders from San Mateo.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Battle of Paye」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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