Battle of Talisay

Part of the Philippine Revolution

Date	October 12, 1896
Location	Talisay, Batangas, Philippines
Result	Filipino victory

Belligerents

Katipunan

Spanish Empire

Commanders and leaders

Emilio Aguinaldo

Miguel Malvar

Candido Tirona

Ramon Blanco y Erenas

Strength

11,000 irregulars and bolomen

1,900 regulars and skirmishers

Casualties and losses

~400

~240

The Battle of Talisay in Batangas province, Philippines, was fought during the Philippine Revolution in October 12, 1896, that led to Filipino victory.

By the time the revolution began, Batangas was already a hotspot for revolutionary activities, and as a consequent result it was one of the first provinces that declared independence from Spain and joined the Katipunan. The Spanish then conducted offensives against Filipino rebel encampments in the province but failed.

General Emilio Aguinaldo was already winning battles in Cavite province, and had begun amassing huge throngs of men willing to join the Katipunan. Then he went along with a huge force to Batangas to join with generals Miguel Malvar and Candido Tirona and to amass more men in the province to join the revolution. The Spanish fought hard, but one entire company of theirs was completely destroyed. As a result, the revolutionaries overran the Spanish positions stationed at Talisay then continued to join with the revolutionary army of General Aguinaldo, which he left in Cavite while being assigned to Katipunero generals including Santiago Alvarez to continue the revolution there, after the victory.

To follow up victory, General Malvar then launched a simultaneous attack in the towns of Lemery, Bayungyungan, Calaca, and Taal in the same province, but after suffering heavy losses, called off the attacks. However, the effect of the battle also prevented the afterwards severely weakened Spanish units in the province to help quell the ongoing revolution in Cavite.

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