Battle of Dolores River | |||||||
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Part of the post-war insurgency phase of the Philippine–American War | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Pulahanes | United States | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Pedro de la Cruz | Stephen Hayt | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
1,000 Pulahan fighters | 43 troops of the 38th Philippine Constabulary Scouts[1]: 551 | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
around~ 300 killed, countless wounded |
37 killed[1]: 551 38 rifles and countless rounds of ammunition captured |
The Battle of Dolores River was an armed confrontation during the later part of the Philippine–American War, in which U.S. forces on the island of Samar launched a failed expedition against Pulahan militants.