. Deeds of valor : how America's heroes won the medal of honor : personal reminiscences and records of officers and enlisted men who were awarded the congressional medal of honor for most conspicuous acts of bravery in battle : combined with an abridged history of our country's wars . nk. The superiority of American arms and men was demonstrated again on thisbattlefield. The Filipinos were at last driven towards and through the town ofSan Jacinto, where they dispersed, and pursuit could not be taken up. Major Marshs battalion entered the town first and captured a large battleflag that was floa
. Deeds of valor : how America's heroes won the medal of honor : personal reminiscences and records of officers and enlisted men who were awarded the congressional medal of honor for most conspicuous acts of bravery in battle : combined with an abridged history of our country's wars . nk. The superiority of American arms and men was demonstrated again on thisbattlefield. The Filipinos were at last driven towards and through the town ofSan Jacinto, where they dispersed, and pursuit could not be taken up. Major Marshs battalion entered the town first and captured a large battleflag that was floating over a convent. The town had been deserted by everyonebut a blind boy and an old woman, so complete was the fright of the inhabitants,who had fled to the hills. The larger part of the insurgent forces retreated towardsDagupan, and it was impossible to pursue them further, as the troops were com-pletely exhausted. Ammunition was low and rations were carried only for twodays, so they camped for the night in the town, buried the dead, among whom wasfound an officer in lieutenant-colonels uniform—presumably the leader of the Fili-pinos in this aflair—and as it was not advisable to await further supplies from SanFabian over such devastated roads the return march was — 455 CHASING AGUINALDO EARLY in November, 1899, General Otis started a campaign the express purpose ofwhich was the capture of Aguinaldo. General S. B. M. Young was entrusted with this important though extremelydifficult task, and the pursuit in which this daring and persistent general subse-quently engaged became a regular man-hunt, the details of which are given byGeneral Young, as follows: Aguinaldo became a fugitive and an outlaw, seeking security in escape to themountains or by sea. My cavalry had ridden down his forces wherever found,utterly routing them in every instance, killing some, capturing and liberating manyprisoners, and destroying many arms and other munitions of war. Our march was for
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