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#REDIRECT [[Datu Ali#The Battle of the Malala River]] |
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|date = October 1905 |
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|place = [[Malalag, Davao del Sur]] |
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|result = US victory |
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|combatant1 =[[File:Philippines Flag Original.svg|22px]] [[Philippines]] |
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|combatant2 ={{flag|United States|1896}} |
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|commander1=Datu Ali |
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|commander2=[[Frank Ross McCoy]] |
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|strength2 = 78 soldiers<ref name=Arnold/>{{rp|137}} |
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|casualties1=1 killed<ref name=Arnold/>{{rp|137}} |
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|casualties2=12 killed<br>50 captured<ref name=Arnold/>{{rp|137}} |
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{{Campaignbox Philippine-American War}} |
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{{Campaignbox Moro Rebellion}} |
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The '''Battle of the Malalag River''' was a battle fought between the [[Philippines]] and the [[United States]] during the [[Philippine-American War]] which resulted in the death of Datu Ali, who had eluded the Americans longer than any other 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 third son of Datu Utu, 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}} McCoy, and Lt. [[Gordon Johnston (soldier)|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 13 Oct. 1905, while McCoy reached the Malala River on 22 Oct., 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, 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 Ai, who fled inside his house and out the rear where an American squad put fifteen more shots into 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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[[Category:Battles involving the United States]] |
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[[Category:October 1905 events]] |
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