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MIGUEL MALVAR
27 September 1865 to 13 October 1911
Miguel Malvar was a commander who served during the Philippine Revolution and the Philippine-American War. He assumed command of the Philippine revolutionary forces following the capture of Aguinaldo in 1901.
During the mid-1890s, Malvar was leading an army he had personally put together during the Philippine Revolution. With his Batangas Brigade, Malvar successfully liberated Tayabas from the Spaniards in June 1898 after a two-month battle.
When the Philippine-American War broke out in February 1899, Malvar and his troops had very few instances of success against the Americans and were soon dissolved into guerrilla units. When Aguinaldo was captured in March 1901, the revolutionary forces came under Malvar's control. With this new authority, Malvar launched an all-out offensive against American-held towns. However, Malvar saw that continuing the war would just harm his people more, and, on 16 April 1902, he and his entire command surrendered to the Americans, ending the battle for Batangas.
Malvar was one of the last Philippine generals to surrender to American forces and was respected by his captors.
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