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Initial Fighting On July 25,1898 as troops were digging trenches the Spanish began to fire upon their expected position. The Americans began to return the fire and the engagement began to escalate until 10 soldiers were dead. In the following days Spanish fire from within Manila's defenses continued to cause casualties. Dewey explained to General Greene that "it is better to suffer few casualties in the trenches than it would be to suffer a lot in a premature attack". He still let Greene know he would open fire on the Spanish defenses if Greene gave the order. The Attack On August 13 the day after the peace protocol had been signed MacArthur's brigade began to advance against the city's redoubts. Greene's brigade advanced to the west of MacArthur along the shoreline. Dewey's gunboats pounded Fort San Agust

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