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#REDIRECT [[Datu Ali#The Battle of the Malala River]] |
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{{Short description|Battle of the Philippine–American War in 1905}} |
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{{Infobox military conflict |
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| date = October 22, 1905 |
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| place = Malala, Datu Paglas, Maguindanao del Sur |
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| result = American victory |
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| combatant1 = [[Sultanate of Buayan]] |
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| combatant2 = {{flag|United States|1896}} |
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| commander1 = [[Datu Ali]] {{KIA}} |
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| commander2 = [[Frank Ross McCoy]] |
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| strength1 = Unknown |
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| strength2 = 78 soldiers<ref name=Arnold/>{{rp|137}} |
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| casualties1 = 12 killed<br>50 captured<ref name=Arnold/>{{rp|137}} |
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| casualties2 = 1 killed<ref name=Arnold/>{{rp|137}} |
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| partof = the [[Moro Rebellion]] phase of the [[Philippine–American War]] |
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{{Campaignbox Philippine–American War}} |
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{{Campaignbox Moro Rebellion}} |
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The '''Battle of the Malala River''' was fought between the [[Philippines]] and the [[United States]] during the [[Philippine–American War|Moro Rebellion]]. It resulted in the death of [[Datu Ali]], who had eluded the Americans longer than any other [[Moro people|Moro]] leader.<ref name=Arnold>Arnold, J.R., 2011, The Moro War, New York: Bloomsbury Press, {{ISBN|9781608190249}}</ref>{{rp|132–138}} |
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==Background== |
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Datu Ali was the cousin of [[Datu Uto]], ruler of Mindanao in the 1880s, and the son-in-law of [[Datu Piang]].<ref name=Arnold/>{{rp|132}} Ali controlled the export of rice, beeswax, coffee, and products extracted from [[Almaciga]] and [[Gutta-percha]] trees.<ref name=Arnold/>{{rp|132}} Ali held a grudge against the Americans when they refused to let him travel to the US.<ref name=Arnold/>{{rp|133}} Ali retreated deep into the [[Cotabato]] Valley.<ref name=Arnold/>{{rp|135}} |
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==Engagement== |
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General James Buchanan's force started to march inland as a decoy from the west, while the main American effort under McCoy moved inland from the east.<ref name=Arnold/>{{rp|136}} [[Frank Ross McCoy]], and Lt. [[Gordon Johnston (soldier)|Gordon Johnston]], led 100 men from the [[22nd Infantry Regiment (United States)|22nd Infantry]], 10 [[Philippine Scouts]], and 140 Filipino bearers.<ref name=Arnold/>{{rp|136}} Buchanan departed on October 13, 1905, while McCoy reached the Malala River on October 22, having left behind his scouts, bearers and 13 soldiers on the way from [[Digos]].<ref name=Arnold/>{{rp|137}} |
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Surrounding Ali's residence beside Malala River, McCoy's men overpowered four guards, each armed with a [[Bolo knife]].<ref name=Arnold/>{{rp|137}} Ali fired a [[Mauser rifle]] which killed an American private, but Lt. Philip Remington's pistol shot wounded [[Datu Ali|Ali]], who fled inside his house and out the rear where an American squad put fifteen more shots into [[Datu Ali|Ali]], killing him.<ref name=Arnold/>{{rp|137}} |
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==Aftermath== |
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The merchants of [[Zamboanga City]] gave a public celebration, and McCoy received praise from [[Leonard Wood]] and President [[Theodore Roosevelt]].<ref name=Arnold/>{{rp|138}} |
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==References== |
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