February 10, 1899 · Manila Theater
February 10, 1899
Six days after the outbreak, MacArthur's division attacked north from Manila toward Caloocan, the railway terminus that anchored Antonio Luna's line. Naval guns and field artillery pounded the town before the infantry assault carried it. Luna's counterattack plan — a coordinated torching of American-held Manila from within — flickered out days later when his sandatahan infiltrators failed to coordinate.
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