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For the battle which was part of the Philippine Revolution, see <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Zapote_Bridge_(1897)" title="Battle of Zapote Bridge (1897)">Battle of Zapote Bridge (1897)</a>.</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r963460841">@media all and (min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .desktop-float-right{box-sizing:border-box;float:right;clear:right}}.mw-parser-output .infobox.vevent .status>p:first-child{margin:0}</style><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1034237262">.mw-parser-output .stack{box-sizing:border-box}.mw-parser-output .stack>div{margin:1px;overflow:hidden}@media all and (min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .stack-clear-left{float:left;clear:left}.mw-parser-output .stack-clear-right{float:right;clear:right}.mw-parser-output .stack-left{float:left}.mw-parser-output .stack-right{float:right}.mw-parser-output .stack-margin-clear-left{float:left;clear:left;margin-right:1em}.mw-parser-output .stack-margin-clear-right{float:right;clear:right;margin-left:1em}.mw-parser-output .stack-margin-left{float:left;margin-right:1em}.mw-parser-output .stack-margin-right{float:right;margin-left:1em}}</style><div class="stack mw-stack stack-clear-right"><div><table class="infobox vevent" style="width:25.5em;border-spacing:2px;"><tbody><tr><th class="summary" colspan="2" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;">Battle of Zapote River</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;">Part of the <a href="/wiki/Philippine%E2%80%93American_War" title="Philippine–American War">Philippine–American War</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="text-align:center;border-bottom:1px solid #aaa;line-height:1.5em;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Zapote_River_Bridge_in_1899.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Zapote_River_Bridge_in_1899.jpg/300px-Zapote_River_Bridge_in_1899.jpg" decoding="async" width="300" height="198" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Zapote_River_Bridge_in_1899.jpg/450px-Zapote_River_Bridge_in_1899.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Zapote_River_Bridge_in_1899.jpg/600px-Zapote_River_Bridge_in_1899.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1950" data-file-height="1287" /></a></span><br />The reconnected <a href="/wiki/Zapote_Bridge" title="Zapote Bridge">Zapote Bridge</a> in 1899 being guarded by an American soldier after the battle on June 13, 1899. One span of the bridge was removed by the locals, substituted with a wooden span, which was burned down before the fighting.<sup id="cite_ref-pg291_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pg291-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><table style="width:100%;margin:0;padding:0;border:0;display:inline-table"><tbody><tr><th style="padding-right:1em">Date</th><td>13 June 1899</td></tr><tr><th style="padding-right:1em">Location</th><td><div class="location">Zapote, <a href="/wiki/Bacoor" title="Bacoor">Bacoor</a>, <a href="/wiki/Province_of_Cavite" class="mw-redirect" title="Province of Cavite">Province of Cavite</a> and Zapote, <a href="/wiki/Las_Pi%C3%B1as" title="Las Piñas">Las Piñas</a>, <a href="/wiki/Province_of_Manila" class="mw-redirect" title="Province of Manila">Province of Manila</a>, <a href="/wiki/Philippines" title="Philippines">Philippines</a></div><span class="geo-inline"><style 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Lawton</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;">Strength</th></tr><tr><td style="width:50%;border-right:1px dotted #aaa;"> 4,000–5,000<br />6 field guns</td><td style="width:50%;padding-left:0.25em"> 1,200<br />4 field guns<br />7 gunboats</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;">Casualties and losses</th></tr><tr><td style="width:50%;border-right:1px dotted #aaa;"> ~150 killed<br />375 wounded</td><td style="width:50%;padding-left:0.25em"> 14 killed<br />61 wounded</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="border-top:1px solid #aaa;"> <sup id="cite_ref-archive_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-archive-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="border-top:1px dotted #aaa;"><style 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title="Battle of Pagsanjan">Pagsanjan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Paete" title="Battle of Paete">Paete</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Quingua" title="Battle of Quingua">Quingua</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Calumpit" title="Battle of Calumpit">Calumpit</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Santo_Tomas" title="Battle of Santo Tomas">Santo Tomas</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Battle_of_San_Isidro_(1899)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Battle of San Isidro (1899) (page does not exist)">San Isidro</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Zapote River</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Olongapo" title="Battle of Olongapo">Olongapo</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Battle_of_Cavite_(1899)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Battle of Cavite (1899) (page does not exist)">Cavite</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_San_Jacinto_(1899)" title="Battle of San Jacinto (1899)">San Jacinto</a></li> <li><a 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href="/wiki/Battle_of_Dolores_River" title="Battle of Dolores River">Dolores River</a></li></ul> <p><b>Mindanao</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Cagayan_de_Misamis" title="Battle of Cagayan de Misamis">Cagayan de Misamis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Agusan_Hill" title="Battle of Agusan Hill">Agusan Hill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Makahambus_Hill" title="Battle of Makahambus Hill">Makahambus Hill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Siranaya" title="Battle of Siranaya">Siranaya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_the_Malalag_River" class="mw-redirect" title="Battle of the Malalag River">Malalag River</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Moro_Rebellion" title="Moro Rebellion">Moro Rebellion</a></li></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div></div> <p>The <b>Battle of Zapote River</b> (<a href="/wiki/Filipino_language" title="Filipino language">Filipino</a>: <i lang="fil">Labanan sa Ilog ng Zapote</i>, <a href="/wiki/Spanish_language" title="Spanish language">Spanish</a>: <i lang="es">Batalla de Rio de Zapote</i>), also known as the <b>Battle of Zapote Bridge</b>, was fought on the 13 June 1899 between 1,200 Americans and between 4,000~5,000 <a href="/wiki/Philippines" title="Philippines">Filipinos</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-pg282_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pg282-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was the second largest battle of the <a href="/wiki/Philippine%E2%80%93American_War" title="Philippine–American War">Philippine–American War</a> after the <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Manila_(1899)" title="Battle of Manila (1899)">Battle of Manila</a> five months before in February 1899.<sup id="cite_ref-archive_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-archive-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Zapote River separates the town of <a href="/wiki/Las_Pi%C3%B1as" title="Las Piñas">Las Piñas</a> in what was then <a href="/wiki/Manila_(province)" title="Manila (province)">Manila</a> <a href="/wiki/Provinces_of_the_Philippines" title="Provinces of the Philippines">province</a> from <a href="/wiki/Bacoor" title="Bacoor">Bacoor</a> in the province of <a href="/wiki/Cavite" title="Cavite">Cavite</a>. The ruins of <a href="/wiki/Zapote_Bridge" title="Zapote Bridge">Zapote Bridge</a> still stands next to its replacement bridge on <a href="/wiki/Aguinaldo_Highway" title="Aguinaldo Highway">Aguinaldo Highway</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Zapote_Bridge">Zapote Bridge</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Battle_of_Zapote_River&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Zapote Bridge"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Zapote Bridge was made of masonry, spanning the Zapote River. It connected the towns of Bacoor and Imus to the south and Las Piñas and Manila to the north. It has been witness to two major historical events; the Philippine revolution against Spain in 1897 and the Philippine–American War of 1899.<sup id="cite_ref-Augustinian_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Augustinian-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Half of the original Zapote Bridge was destroyed during the battles; thus, the local government of Las Piñas funded the restoration of the other half of the bridge. The reconstructed bridge became a pedestrian promenade, connecting Barangay Zapote, Las Piñas to Barangay Zapote in Bacoor, Cavite. Monument parks were established on both ends of the bridge – one made by sculptor <a href="/wiki/Eduardo_Castrillo" title="Eduardo Castrillo">Eduardo Castrillo</a> in the Las Piñas area and another monument depicting the Battle of Zapote Bridge in Bacoor, Cavite.<sup id="cite_ref-Zapote_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Zapote-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In February 1997, Villar Foundation, local governments of Bacoor, Cavite and the City of <a href="/wiki/Las_Pi%C3%B1as" title="Las Piñas">Las Piñas</a>, the National Centennial Movement, and the <a href="/wiki/Department_of_Education_(Philippines)" title="Department of Education (Philippines)">Department of Education</a> organized an event to pay tribute to the centennial year of the Battle of Zapote Bridge. A street drama, based on the events of 1896–1897, was reenacted of the Battle of Zapote Bridge.<sup id="cite_ref-Zapote_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Zapote-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Battle">Battle</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Battle_of_Zapote_River&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Battle"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Battle_of_Zapote_River_Insurgent_trench,_1899.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/Battle_of_Zapote_River_Insurgent_trench%2C_1899.jpg/220px-Battle_of_Zapote_River_Insurgent_trench%2C_1899.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/Battle_of_Zapote_River_Insurgent_trench%2C_1899.jpg/330px-Battle_of_Zapote_River_Insurgent_trench%2C_1899.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/Battle_of_Zapote_River_Insurgent_trench%2C_1899.jpg/440px-Battle_of_Zapote_River_Insurgent_trench%2C_1899.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3900" data-file-height="2604" /></a><figcaption>Part of the trenches used by the Filipinos south of the bridge.</figcaption></figure> <p>The Battle of Zapote River was part of the armed <a href="/wiki/Reconnaissance" title="Reconnaissance">reconnaissance</a> by the <a href="/wiki/U.S._Army" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Army">U.S. Army</a> between <a href="/wiki/Manila_Bay" title="Manila Bay">Manila Bay</a> and <a href="/wiki/Laguna_de_Bay" title="Laguna de Bay">Laguna de Bay</a> that commenced on June 9 to rid the countryside of Filipino Army rebelling against the Americans. A fleet of <a href="/wiki/Gunboat" title="Gunboat">gunboats</a> – <i><a href="/wiki/USS_Callao_(YFB-11)" title="USS Callao (YFB-11)">Callao</a></i>, <i>Manila</i> and <i>Mosquito</i> – led Admiral <a href="/wiki/George_Dewey" title="George Dewey">George Dewey</a>, were on Manila Bay to provide naval gunfire support. These were soon joined by the <i><a href="/wiki/USS_Helena_(PG-9)" title="USS Helena (PG-9)">Helena</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/USS_Princeton_(PG-13)" title="USS Princeton (PG-13)">Princeton</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/USS_Monterey_(BM-6)" title="USS Monterey (BM-6)">Monterey</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/USS_Monadnock_(BM-3)" title="USS Monadnock (BM-3)">Monadnock</a></i> gunboats.<sup id="cite_ref-archive_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-archive-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The battle started around 6:15 am after three shots were fired by the Filipinos at the American outpost from a 1-pounder <a href="/wiki/Hotchkiss_gun" title="Hotchkiss gun">Hotchkiss gun</a>. In retaliation, the <a href="/wiki/6th_Air_Defense_Artillery_Regiment" title="6th Air Defense Artillery Regiment">Sixth artillery</a> under Lieutenant Benjamin M. Koehler fired back six <a href="/wiki/Shrapnel_shell" title="Shrapnel shell">shrapnel shells</a> from two 3.2-inch (81 mm) guns.<sup id="cite_ref-pg365_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pg365-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>At the portion of the river between the river and <a href="/wiki/Manila_Bay" title="Manila Bay">Manila Bay</a>, Companies F and I of the <a href="/wiki/21st_Infantry_Regiment_(United_States)" title="21st Infantry Regiment (United States)">21st Infantry Regiment</a> were scouting the area when they were <a href="/wiki/Ambush" title="Ambush">ambushed</a> by about 1,000 Filipinos after crossing the bamboo pole bridge to Bacoor.<sup id="cite_ref-pg347_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pg347-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Fierce fighting ensued against Filipinos armed with <a href="/wiki/Remington_Arms" title="Remington Arms">Remington</a> and <a href="/wiki/Mauser" title="Mauser">Mauser</a> rifles. Two of the officers of the two companies were wounded. Later, running low on ammunition, the Americans headed to the beach for safety. They were relieved by a battalion from the <a href="/wiki/9th_Infantry_Division_(United_States)" title="9th Infantry Division (United States)">Ninth Infantry</a> led by Major <a href="/wiki/Clarence_R._Edwards" class="mw-redirect" title="Clarence R. Edwards">Clarence R. Edwards</a>. Major Starr signaled the gunboats for support, which responded with men and ammunition from the <i>Helena</i> and <i>Monadnock</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-pg282_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pg282-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Near the Zapote Bridge, General <a href="/wiki/Samuel_Ovenshine" title="Samuel Ovenshine">Samuel Ovenshine</a> moved his artillery on the road, flanked by his infantry. Upon moving on to the enemy, the fire opened furiously to-and-fro the Filipino <a href="/wiki/Trench_warfare" title="Trench warfare">trenches</a> and <a href="/wiki/Breastwork_(fortification)" title="Breastwork (fortification)">breastworks</a> south of the bridge.<sup id="cite_ref-pg281_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pg281-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Artillery fire were exchanged between a Filipino battery, firing from 6-inch (150 mm) <a href="/wiki/Smoothbore" title="Smoothbore">smoothbore</a> <a href="/wiki/Cannon" title="Cannon">cannon</a> and 1-pounder <a href="/wiki/Hotchkiss_gun" title="Hotchkiss gun">Hotchkiss guns</a>, and Battery D with a <a href="/wiki/3.2-inch_gun_M1897" title="3.2-inch gun M1897">3.2-inch field gun</a>, 3-inch and 1.65-inch <a href="/wiki/Hotchkiss_gun" title="Hotchkiss gun">Hotchkiss guns</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-pg366_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pg366-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Soon, the battery led by <a href="/wiki/First_Lieutenant" class="mw-redirect" title="First Lieutenant">First Lieutenant</a> <a href="/wiki/William_L._Kenly" title="William L. Kenly">William L. Kenly</a> moved forward, without cover and under terrific fire, to the bridge ramp about 30 yards (27 m) from the enemy battery, where they successfully took the enemy with precision shots.<sup id="cite_ref-pg282_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pg282-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At this point, the bridge was not fordable as one span had been removed and its wooden replacement had burned down.<sup id="cite_ref-pg281_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pg281-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-pg382_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pg382-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The rest of both armies soon joined the fighting which expanded to cover the stretch from the beach to beyond the bridge.<sup id="cite_ref-pg281_8-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pg281-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Eventually, it became obvious that the greater number of Filipino soldiers had not been a decisive advantage. The American gunboats also shelled the shores in front of the Americans troops, which devastated the Filipino positions.<sup id="cite_ref-pg282_3-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pg282-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Battle_of_Zapote_River,_1899_-_smooth-bore_cannon.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/Battle_of_Zapote_River%2C_1899_-_smooth-bore_cannon.jpg/220px-Battle_of_Zapote_River%2C_1899_-_smooth-bore_cannon.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="153" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/Battle_of_Zapote_River%2C_1899_-_smooth-bore_cannon.jpg/330px-Battle_of_Zapote_River%2C_1899_-_smooth-bore_cannon.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/Battle_of_Zapote_River%2C_1899_-_smooth-bore_cannon.jpg/440px-Battle_of_Zapote_River%2C_1899_-_smooth-bore_cannon.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3908" data-file-height="2723" /></a><figcaption>The smoothbore cannon used by the Filipinos and left during their withdrawal</figcaption></figure> <p>Initially, the army under General Guillermo Masangkay engaged the U.S. forces and gained the advantage. However, inferior arms and a lack ammunition forced the soldiers to retreat. General Guillermo Masangkay was wounded in the skirmish.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After hours of heavy fighting, between 4 and 4:40 pm, the Filipinos gave way, abandoning their positions and began falling back. The bridge was temporarily repaired with wooden stringers.<sup id="cite_ref-pg382_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pg382-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Brigadier General <a href="/wiki/Loyd_Wheaton" title="Loyd Wheaton">Loyd Wheaton</a> and his men began crossing the bridge as ordered by Major General <a href="/wiki/Henry_W._Lawton" class="mw-redirect" title="Henry W. Lawton">Henry W. Lawton</a>. He sent forward a company from the 21st Infantry headed by First Lieutenant <a href="/wiki/William_M._Morrow" title="William M. Morrow">William M. Morrow</a> to ascertain the positions of the enemies and found them 1 mile south of the bridge.<sup id="cite_ref-pg332_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pg332-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After more fighting, they drove the defenders out of their lines who fled towards <a href="/wiki/Imus" title="Imus">Imus</a> and San Nicolas, <a href="/wiki/Bacoor" title="Bacoor">Bacoor</a>. A Filipino rearguard held off the Americans long enough for the main Filipino force to withdraw inland.<sup id="cite_ref-archive_2-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-archive-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Aftermath">Aftermath</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Battle_of_Zapote_River&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Aftermath"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Both sides suffered heavily: the Americans suffered 75 <a href="/wiki/Casualty_(person)" title="Casualty (person)">casualties</a> with 15 killed, and the Filipinos suffered 150 deaths and 375 wounded.<sup id="cite_ref-pg283_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pg283-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Captain <a href="/wiki/William_H._Sage" title="William H. Sage">William H. Sage</a> earned the <a href="/wiki/Medal_of_Honor" title="Medal of Honor">Medal of Honor</a> for his actions. </p><p>Consequently, the Philippine Army began using tactics of <a href="/wiki/Guerrilla_warfare" title="Guerrilla warfare">guerrilla warfare</a>, avoiding a decisive battle and reverting to harassment.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 120">: 120 </span></sup> </p><p>The bridge was designated as a national historical landmark by the <a href="/wiki/National_Historical_Commission_of_the_Philippines" title="National Historical Commission of the Philippines">National Historical Commission of the Philippines</a> on September 9, 2013. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Battle_of_Zapote_River&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist reflist-columns references-column-width reflist-columns-2"> <ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-pg291-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-pg291_1-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">U.S. War Dept. (1900), pg. 281</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-archive-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-archive_2-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-archive_2-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-archive_2-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-archive_2-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20010118040200/http://www.vfw.org/magazine/jun99/44.shtml">"Battle Across the Zapote River"</a>. <i>VFW</i>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.vfw.org/magazine/jun99/44.shtml">the original</a> on 2001-01-18<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2022-01-29</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=VFW&rft.atitle=Battle+Across+the+Zapote+River&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.vfw.org%2Fmagazine%2Fjun99%2F44.shtml&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABattle+of+Zapote+River" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-pg282-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-pg282_3-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-pg282_3-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-pg282_3-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-pg282_3-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">U.S. War Dept (1900), pg 282.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Augustinian-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Augustinian_4-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFNoche2011" class="citation book cs1">Noche, Manuel Maximo Lopez del Castillo (2011). <i>Puentes de España en las Filipinas: The Spanish Colonial Bridges in the Philippines</i>. 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(1900), pg. 347.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-pg281-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-pg281_8-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-pg281_8-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-pg281_8-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">U.S. War Dept. (1900), pg. 281.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-pg366-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-pg366_9-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">U.S. War Dept. (1900), pg. 366.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-pg382-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-pg382_10-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-pg382_10-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">U.S. War Dept. 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Manila: Tahanan Books. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/971-630-035-2" title="Special:BookSources/971-630-035-2"><bdi>971-630-035-2</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Who%27s+Who+in+Philippine+History&rft.place=Manila&rft.pub=Tahanan+Books&rft.date=1995&rft.isbn=971-630-035-2&rft.aulast=Quirino&rft.aufirst=Carlos&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABattle+of+Zapote+River" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-pg332-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-pg332_12-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">U.S. War Dept. (1900), pg. 332.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-pg283-13"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-pg283_13-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">U.S. War Dept. 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