Learn secrets of Philippine History with this awesome stopmotion animation in LEGO! Share! The BATTLE of TIRAD PASS in LEGO! The Battle of Tirad Pass (Tirad); ( Spanish : Batalla de Paso Tirad ; Tagalog : Labanan sa Pasong Tirad ; Ilocano : Gubat ti Paso ), sometimes referred to as the "Philippine Thermopylae ", [4] was a battle in the Philippine–American War fought on December 2, 1899, in northern Luzon in the Philippines, in which a 60-man Filipino rear guard commanded by Brigadier General Gregorio del Pilar succumbed to more than 500 Americans, mostly of the 33rd Volunteer Infantry Regiment under Major Peyton C. March , while delaying the American advance to ensure that President Emilio Aguinaldo and his troops escaped. [5] Contents 1 Background 2 Battle 3 Aftermath 4 Memorials 5 References Background Peyton March , as painted by Nicodemus David Hufford III The tricolor flag of Gen. Gregorio del Pilar (in the Battle of Pasong Balite, Bulacan ...
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