BATTLE OF

TIRAD
PASS

Module 2: Lesson 4
• Vicente Enriquez Version (survivor) – Del Pilar stood on the
promontory and checked the enemy position when a gunshot
hit him. He covered his face with his two hands, falling on his
back, and died immediately.
• Telesforo Carrasco (survivor) – Del Pilar was cautioned to
crouch down when he was hit in the neck, causing his instant
death.
• Richard Henry Little (American War Correspondent) –
mounted on his white horse when he was shot.
• Article from the Manila Freedom Newspaper – seriously
wounded and standing on the trenches when a bullet plowed
through his heart and he fell
• John McCutcheon (American War Correspondent) – Del Pilar
was the last to fall, he was shot in the shoulders. He received a
shot in the nape of his shoulders and the bullet passed through
his mouth.
• Philippine National Agency Archives – a Filipino (Januario Gulat,
an Igorot) led a group of Americans to Del Pilar’s rear. He was
mounted on his horse with a saber on his hand when a single
shot claimed his life
• Teodoro Agoncillo’s Account – on the morning of
December 2, 1899, an Igorot guided the Americans to the
secret trail. Del Pilar was killed by a bullet that passed
through his neck. The American soldiers looted his remains
for souvenirs.
• US War Department Account – Lt. Hopkins commanded
the H company