The battle of Tirad pass

The battle of Tirad Pass was a battle fought on December 2, 1899, in which the 60-man rear guard commanded by rigadier !eneral !regorio Del Pilar was se"erely outnumbered by the #00 $merican soldiers led by %a&or Peyton '( %arch( The 60 bra"e )ili*ino soldiers fought to delay the $merican ad"ance and ensure the esca*e of +milio $guinaldo( The )ili*inos held their ground and used a focused "olley of fire while on a higher terrain, forcing the $mericans to abandon the idea of a frontal assault and ta,e a -ig-ag formation( The $mericans won the battle by sending a few of their soldiers and an .gorot "illager named /anuario !alut to determine )ili*ino *ositions and outflan, the )ili*inos( 0"er the course of the 1 hour battle, only 2 $mericans were lost and 9 were wounded while 12 of the 60 )ili*inos were ,illed and among the dead was !eneral Del Pilar who was shot through the nec,(