Raid on Paombong
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Raid on Paombong | |||||||
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Part of the Philippine Revolution | |||||||
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3,000 | 500 | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
34 Killed | 97 Killed |
The Raid on Paombong was organized and executed on August 31, 1897,[1] between the Philippine revolutionaries led by Captain Gregorio del Pilar on a blitzkrieg attack on the Spanish barracks of Cazadores in the municipality of Paombong. The attack was successfully carried out with the capture of 14 Mauser rifles and other supplies.[2] It is often described as one of the finest assaults during Philippine Revolution. Shortly thereafter, Philippine President Emilio Aguinaldo raised Gregorio del Pilar to the rank of lieutenant colonel.