First Battle of the Pasig River (Andromeda)

The First Battle of the Pasig River (Tagalog: Unang Laban ng Pasig, Spanish: La Battala del Rio Pasig) was fought around the banks of the Pasig River north of Manila during the Philippine Tribal Civil War. The war was fought between the Muslim Tagalog tribes and the Hispanized Catholic Tagalog and Kapampangan tribes led by Principalia members as a result of Philippine independence from Spain. Despite losing the battle, the Muslim Tagalogs were able to hold of the Principalia armies from weeks until Lakan Malakas, the leader and lakan of the Muslim Tagalogs retreated to the province of Pangasinan to recieve aid.