Battle of Zapote Bridge
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Battle of Zapote Bridge (1897)
This article is about the battle during the Philippine Revolution. For the battle that take place at the similar location during Philippine-American War, see Battle of Zapote River.
| Battle of Zapote Bridge | |||||||
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| Part of the Philippine Revolution | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Katipunan |
 Spanish Empire |
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| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo Gen. Edilberto Evangelista† |
Governor-General Camilo de Polavieja |
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| unknown | unknown | ||||||
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The Battle of Zapote Bridge was fought on February 17, 1897, as part of the Philippine Revolution. Filipino revolutionary forces headed by General Emilio Aguinaldo defeated Spanish forces under Governor-General Camilo de Polavieja. In this battle, General Edilberto Evangelista, a Filipino civil engineer, trench builder and member of the Katipunan, was killed. Aguinaldo started to liberate Cavite towns little by little following the victory at Zapote Bridge.
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- Battle of Zapote Bridge
- Duka, C. (2008), Struggle for Freedom' 2008 Ed., Rex Bookstore, Inc., ISBN 971-23-5045-2, http://books.google.com/?id=4wk8yqCEmJUC ISBN 978-971-23-5045-0
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