Battle of Legazpi (Second Sun)

The Battle of Legazpi was fought between December 2-8, 1899, during the Philippine-American War. As the American troops began to lose ground on Luzon, the American soldiers regrouped at Legazpi City and controlled it for fortification purposes. The main mission of the Americans was to hold the city until reinforcement troops arrive from the Albay Gulf. The Philippine soldiers were also looking to take the entirety of Luzon and push them back to surrender.

Background
The Philippine-American War has been raging for nine months and the Philippine Republic is fighting back, and has them surrounded in Albay. The General of the United States Army in the Philippines, Elwell Stephen Otis, has asked McKinley for reinforcements to be sent in Legazpi. McKinley agrees to send 5,000 troops by ship to Legazpi by December 1899. Otis then seizes Legazpi and turns it into a defensive line for the Americans to hold.

Battle
On December 2nd, 8:00 AM (Philippine Time), the Philippine troops attacked Legazpi from all fronts.