19 December, 1899

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TODAY IN PHILIPPINE HISTORY

General Henry Ware Lawton was killed by General Licerio Geronimo’s men in the battle of Paye near San Mateo, Rizal. He was the highest ranking American officer to die in battle in either the Spanish-American or Philippine-American wars.

Lawton who was usually in the midst of the fighting and was killed by a Filipino sharpshooter. His body left the Philippines on board the transport ship USS Thomas on December 30, 1899. The USS Thomas reached the shores of San Francisco on Tuesday, January 30, 1900. Lawton was laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery February 9, 1900.

General Lawton was born on March 17, 1843, in Maumee, Ohio. He was the son of George W. Lawton, a millwright, and Catherine who had been married in December 1836. Henry had two brothers, George S., and Manley Chapin.

(Ref: Pambansang Komisyong Pangkasaysayan; Photo from en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Ware_Lawton)

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