An additional 2,000+ Philippine insurrectionist took the oat of allegiance to the US at Vigan.
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Tuesday, December 2, 2025
Thursday, April 3, 2025
Tuesday, April 3, 1945. The Germans began the evacuation of Buchenwald.
The Germans began the evacuation of Buchenwald.
Soviet forces take Wiener Neustadt
Elements of the US 40th Division landed on Masbate to assist Filipino guerillas.
"Pfc. Thomas Powell, North Platte, Nebr., 5th Cav., guards the main street of San Pablo, Luzon, P.I, with his machine gun, and covers himself completely with his poncho in the tropical rain. 3 April, 1945. Photographer: T/4 Wendinger. Photo Source: U.S. National Archives. Digitized by Signal Corps Archive."
Kamikazes were active off of Okinawa.
"Men of an antitank company keep on the alert for enemy action atop a hill in Okinawa.
Left to right, Pfc. George Harrington, Brooklyn N.Y., Cpl Joe Irvin, Elgin, Ill., and Pfc Leland Beleme, Merced, Cal. 3 April 1945."
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Sunday, August 15, 2021
Friday August 15, 1941. The coming war.
Winston Churchill, the Prime Minister of embattled Britain, and Franklin Roosevelt, President of the ostensibly neutral United States, jointly wrote Josef Stalin, the head of the Communist Party in the Soviet Union who had presided over the decimation of its officer corps just before World War Two, stating:
We realize fully how vitally important to the defeat of Hitlerism is the brave and steadfast resistance of the Soviet Union and we feel therefore that we must not in any circumstances fail to act quickly and immediately in this matter on planning the program for the future allocation of our joint resources
It's often noted that the United States was quite involved, obviously, in aiding the fighting Allies prior to December 7, 1941, but running across these day by day entries such as this really do provide quite a revelation. The US, in a communication such as this, was effectively acting as if it was at war.
It nearly was, although it wasn't a declared belligerent yet. Just this past week, however, the US had entered into a "charter" with the UK about what the post-war world should look like, and it had made a declaration under the Monroe Doctrine, quite sensibly and in keeping with its historical position, that it would not allow German U-boat attacks in the Western Hemisphere. But at the same time the House of Representatives had nearly started sending inductees into the Army home, as the first inductees had planned on, when their October conscription dates were up.
Roosevelt remains a controversial President in some quarters, particularly for his role in expanding the government in the Great Depression. It's interesting how the shock and horror of the Second World War, once we were in it, has pretty much silences his pre-war actions in edging up, and indeed over, the line that crossed into war. His view and attitude were correct, but the degree to which the US not only flaunted its neutrality, but pretty much ignored it short of an actual declaration of war, is really remarkable.
On the same day, the Philippine Army Air Corps was inducted into the United States Army Air Forces in the Far East.
Ceremony at Camp Murphy in the Philippines on August 15, 1941, Gen. MacArthur presiding.
This gets into the peculiar status of the Philippine military at the time. The Philippines were slated for independence in 1946, and they had their own military establishment, which had been created in 1935. Nonetheless, the islands were not yet fully independent, although they were functioning in a quasi independent manner, sort of like pre-1918 British dominions, although less so.
Nonetheless, as war with Japan grew closer, and recent embargoes upon the Japanese made it nearly inevitable at this point, the wisdom of incorporating the infant air force into the US establishment was obvious. On this day, it was done. The move was more than symbolic, it actually made the Philippine Air Corps an American military unit.
Thursday, September 28, 2000
Friday, September 28, 1900. Bad news from the Philippines.
General Arthur MacArthur Jr. telegraphed the War Department (which was actually named that at the time) that 51 men from Company F of the 29th Volunteer Infantry, under the command of Captain Devereaux Shields, been taken prisoner by the Filipino resistance, along with the gunboat Villalobos.
It was almost as if the Filipinos didn't want us there.
Evelyn Cameron, English born Montana rancher who left some wonderful writings, and fantastic photographs.
English rancher in Montana Evelyn Cameron wrote:
FRIDAY, SEPT. 28, 1900 Ashburn 10 minutes. E & I town. Lunch at Corlinne. Tea Ashburn. Photos arrived from Stores.
Beautiful morning. afternoon wet very. Mild.
Arose 8:10. Down 9:00. Breakfast- eggs for E, porridge, oat cake. We started 11:30 for walk, & I just ran in to see how they were. E followed. Jessie gave me an African letter from her nephew written in July, on 1/2 rations & very sick of it. We went to town. I chose a Highland bull, & a Highland ram photos (1/each) sent to Per his birthday today. Bought apples for eating & cooking, and fish. In 1:00. Lunch — sago pudding. E — sardines. Like yesterday I was to have hired a bicycle, but the rain put a stop to it. Read. Photos- enlargements of antelope & the grouse under milkweed, platina type good! also 5x7 of the sea good. Group unpresentable tho’. Packed up one of each (not of group), & walked to PO & posted. E out, but came back. Allan came 4:15, & after seeing photos, we went to tea with him & Jessie. Jessie told me about Ardlussa. To sell for #30. worth #1500 in Jura. Received letter from Mrs C enclosing letter from Pitts. He has been in the eastern Firths with Middlemore. Home at 6:00. Jessie dressed Jim up as a girl for fun. Changed.
The paper from Carlisle Pennsylvania reported that Indians still had grievances.
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Wednesday, September 26, 1900. The Battleship Potemkin.
Sunday, September 17, 2000
Monday, September 17, 1900. Battle of Mabitac
Filipino insurrectionist under Gen. Juan Cailles defeated elements of the 15th and 37th Infantry at the Battle of Mabitac.
A massive strike of Pennsylvania anthracite coal miners began.
Queen Victoria issued the Proclamation of the Commonwealth of Australia, stating "We do hereby declare that on and after the first day of January One thousand nine hundred and one the people of New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, Queensland, Tasmania and Western Australia shall be united in a Federal Commonwealth under the name of The Commonwealth of Australia."
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Sunday, September 16, 1900. Lopsided.
Labels: 1900, 1900s, Army, Boxer Rebellion, Misogyny, Philippine Army, Philippine Insurrection, Philippines, Qing Dynasty, Weapons, Women
Saturday, September 16, 2000
Sunday, September 16, 1900. Lopsided.
Ninety U.S. troops took on 1,000 Filipinos at Siniloan.
American diplomats discussed the situation in China.
Mr. Conger to Mr. Hay.
Legation of the United States,
Pekin, China, September 16, 1900.
Sir: A whole month has elapsed since the arrival of the “relief expedition” and the flight of the Imperial court, and apparently no progress has been made toward reestablishment of Chinese authority here or negotiations for a settlement.
Princa Ching is still waiting the arrival of Li Hung Chang. Most of the foreign ministers here are without instructions. At a meeting of the diplomatic corps yesterday it was suggested that if the Emperor and Empress Dowager could be induced to return to Pekin negotiations might be greatly facilitated. All agreed that if they could be withdrawn from the influence of Prince Tuan and other pernicious advisers it would be better. Much time could also be saved, because, if acts of Prince Ching and Li Hung Chang must be presented to the Throne for approval, it would take weeks to get them to Sianfu and returned. * * *
It was agreed that each would write an informal note to Prince Ching suggesting the return of the “Emperor and Empress Dowager,” “the Court,” or the “Emperor,” as he pleased. I preferred to mention only the “Emperor,” and have written Prince Ching accordingly, inclosing a copy herewith of the note sent him.
I have the honor to be, etc.,
E.H. Conger
Um. . . .
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Saturday, September 15, 1900. Rikken Seiyūkai
Thursday, September 14, 2000
Friday, September 14, 1900. Henry F. Schroeder.
Twenty-two men of the 16th Infantry defeated a Filipino force of 400 insurgents at Carig. The man in command, Sgt. Henry F. Schroeder, won the Medal of Honor.
His citation read:
With 22 men defeated 400 insurgents, killing 36 and wounding 90.
Schroeder was a career solider who had joined the Army in 1896 and retired as a Major in 1930. He died in 1959 at age 84.
The Transvaal proclaimed Schalk Willem Burger to be acting president of the South African Republic. Paul Kruger had fled.
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Thursday, September 13, 1900. High costs.
Labels: 1900, 1900s, Cuba, Disease, Medicine, Personalities, Philippine Army, Philippine Insurrection, Philippines
Wednesday, September 13, 2000
Thursday, September 13, 1900. High costs.
Philippine troops under Col. Maxio Abad defeated an American column in the Battle of Pulang Lupa. The action was so one sided that the US force surrendered.
Dr. Jesse Lazear allowed himself to be bitten by a mosquito in Cuba in order to prove that Yellow Fever was transmitted by the insect. He became ill with the disease shortly thereafter and died on September 25.
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Wednesday, September 12, 1900. First acts of the Taft Commission.
Sunday, June 4, 2000
Monday, June 4, 1900. Battle of Makahambus Hill.
A U.S. on the Filipino occupied fort at Makahambus Hill resulted in an American defeat.
A small unit action by most standards, the skirmish is regarded as the first Filipino victory of the Philippine Insurrection.
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Friday, June 1, 1900. Pretoria surrendered to the British.
Saturday, April 15, 2000
Sunday, April 15, 1900. The Siege of Catubig.
Nineteen U.S. troops were killed at the Siege of Catubig.
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Saturday, April 14, 1900. Racing.
Wednesday, January 19, 2000
Friday, January 19, 1900. Captured.
Filipino guerillas captured an American troop train at Alaminos, Laguna.
Boston Beaneater's catcher Marty Bergen killed his wife and six year old duaghter with an axe, and then killed himself. He'd become mentally unstable after the death of his son. He was such a good cathcer, that he later received some votes for the Baseball Hall of Fame.
As horrific as this sounds, a much beloved, I'm told, great uncle of mine did the same thing, kill his wife and daughter, while deranged, then killing himself. He turned out to be suffering from a brain tumor.
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Thursday, January 18, 1900. Battle of Mazocoba.
Sunday, January 16, 2000
Tuesday, January 16, 1900. Guerilla warfare on Cebu.
Philippine General Arcadio Maxílom reorganized his forces on Cebu for guerilla warfare against the United States.
The United States Senate ratified the Anglo-German Treaty of 1899 in which the UK renounced its claims to the Solomons.
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Saturday, January 13, 1900. Insurrection counter factual.
Thursday, December 2, 1999
Saturday, December 2, 1899. Battle of Triad Pass
The Battle of Tirad Pass, the "Philippine Thermopylae", took place in northern Luzon in the Philippines. A 60-man Filipino rear guard commanded by Brigadier General Gregorio del Pilar was ultimately defeated by the 33rd Volunteer Infantry Regiment under Major Peyton C. March, with the delaying action allowing President Emilio Aguinaldo and his troops escape capture.
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Thursday, November 23, 1899. "I detest war, people congratulate me; the men seem to look on me like a father, but I detest war the more I see of it."
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