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The Siege of Baler (Filipino: Pagkubkob sa Baler; Spanish: Sitio de Baler) was a battle of the Philippine Revolution. Filipino revolutionaries laid siege to a fortified church defended by Spanish troops in the town of Baler, Aurora, for 337 days, from 1 July 1898 until 2 June 1899.
Sep 30, 2015 · Learn about the longest siege in Philippine history, where a 50-man Spanish detachment held out for over a year against Filipino revolutionaries in Baler, Aurora. Discover how they survived, surrendered, and were honored by both sides.
Of the fifty-seven men who entered the church of Baler on June 27, 1898, thirty-five survived the siege that lasted for 337 days. Nineteen men died, fifteen from diseases. Only two men died from wounds, the only battle casualties.
Jun 30, 2021 · Having overcome their agonizing adventure towards unreason for 337 days of confinement in subhuman conditions ─19 soldiers died inside the church─the 33 starving and emaciated survivors, in addition to two Franciscans, finally laid down their arms and left the church on June 2, 1899.
The Siege of Baler started on the 1st of July 1898. The Filipino revolutionaries surrounded the town and cut off the garrison from any supplies, reinforcement, and communication. The Spanish forces remained in isolation for 11 months, until the 2nd of June 1899.
The siege of Baler was a battle of the Philippine Revolution. Filipino revolutionaries laid siege to a fortified church defended by Spanish troops in the town of Baler, Aurora, for 337 days, from 1 July 1898 until 2 June 1899.
In the meantime, while the Siege of Baler was ongoing, the Katipuneros attacked Casiguran on 20 July. The two Franciscan priests assigned their ran away separately to hide in the jungle and reunited in Colar where they had earlier agreed to meet should the town be attacked.
