The Battle of Manila Bay

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George Dewey, then a Commodore United States

Navy’s Asiatic Squadron was waiting in Hong Kong when He received a
cable from the then secretary of Navy,Theodore Roosevelt, stating that
the war had begun between the US and Spain. Dewey sailed from Hong
Kong on board his flagship Olympia with six other heavily armed ships.
He brought with him a report on the location of the Spanish ships in
Corregidor and Manila at dawn of May 1, 1898. Dewey entered Manila
Bay almost undetected. When he saw the Spanish ships, which were
under the command of General Patricio Montoya, he ordered his men to
fire. The battle began at 5:41 in the morning and by 12:30 of the same
day, the Spaniards were raising the white flag in surrender. Although
The Spanish ships outnumbered those of the Americans; the weapons of the Americans
were far more superior to those of the Spaniards. The battle proved to be too costly for the
Spaniards, who lost 167 men and had 214 others wounded. As for the Americans, no ships
were destroyed, and no soldier was killed or injured. The Battle of Manila Bay is considered
one of the easiest encounters ever won in world history.

The Siege of Manila

By June 1898, General Emilio Aguinaldo had captured the whole of Luzon and was ready to
storm Manila with the help of Gregorio del Pilar, Artemio Recarte, Antonio Montenegro,
Pantaleon Garcia, and many other able generals. At that time, the term “Manila” referred to
the walled city of Intramuros. Aguinaldo’s men surrounded the walls of Intramuros. Nearby
areas like Tondo, Sta. Cruz, San Juan, and Caloocan were likewise secured. The Spaniards
stubbornly hoped for the arrival of reinforcements from the Spanish mainland, but none
ever came. Aguinaldo on the other hand, was firmly convinced that it just was a matter of
days before the Spaniards surrendered. Therefore, he started planning for the declaration of
Philippine independence. Continue to Revolutionary Government: Malolos Congress.