Battle of Pulang Lupa

Battle of Pulang Lupa
Part of Philippine–American War
Date September 13, 1900 Location Marinduque, Philippines Result Filipino victory
Belligerents
Philippine Republic	United States
Commanders and leaders
Maximo Abad	Luther Hare Devereux Shields
Strength
1,180–2,250 total 180–250 riflemen 1,000–2,000 bolomen[1]: 278	54 29th U.S. Infantryman
Casualties and losses
Unknown	4 killed, 50 captured, 6 of which wounded.

The Battle of Pulang Lupa (Filipino: Labanan sa Pulang Lupa, Spanish: Batalla de Tierra Roja) was an engagement fought on September 13, 1900, during the Philippine–American War, between the forces of Colonel Maximo Abad and Devereux Shields, in which Abad's men defeated the American force.

"The severity with which the inhabitants have been dealt would not look well if a complete history of it were written out." —Governor-General of the Philippines William Howard Taft, concerning the U.S. Army campaign on the island of Marinduque during the Philippine–American War of 1899–1902 ^[1]