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Gregorio Hilario del Pilar y Sempio (Spanish: [ɡɾeˈɣo.ɾjo ðel piˈlaɾ]; Tagalog: [gɾeˈgo.ɾjo del pɪˈlaɾ]; November 14, 1875 – December 2, 1899) was a Filipino general of the Philippine Revolutionary Army during the Philippine–American War.
Gen. Gregorio del Pilar (Gregorio Hilario del Pilar y Sempio) November 14, 1875 – December 2, 1899 (Aged 24) † May 1898 [1] – December 2, 1899 San Jose, Bulakan: None 2 Brig. Gen. Isidoro Torres (Isidoro Torres y Dayao) April 10, 1866 – December 5, 1928 (Aged 62) 1899 Matimbo, Malolos: none Segundo Rodrigo: 1898–1899 Bulakan: none 3 ...
In December 1899, Del Pilar and his men fight the Battle of Tirad Pass in Ilocos province to cover Aguinaldo's retreat, aware it is probably a suicide mission. Their last stand holds up the pursuing Americans for some time until a Filipino guide leads the Americans to higher ground, surrounding del Pilar's forces. His men are all wiped out, and ...
Gregorio del Pilar is the first Philippine military vessel to employ the now common shipboard application of aircraft gas turbine jet engines with the use of controllable pitch propellers and is equipped with two 18,000 horsepower (13,000 kW) Pratt & Whitney [2] gas turbines that can propel the ship at speeds up to 29 knots (54 km/h; 33 mph).
Gregorio Del Pilar: Brigadier General [36] Known for the Battle of Tirad Pass; First Philippine Republic; Revolutionary Philippine Government; Member of the Hong Kong Junta; Katipunan; Bulakan, Bulacan (Barangay San Jose) 51. Pío del Pilar: Brigadier General [37] Katipunnan nom de guerre – "Pang-una" (Number One) First Philippine Republic
Del Pilar's corpse lay unburied for three days. American officer Dennis Quinlan, with a group of Igorots, later buried his body and left a plaque, "Gen. Gregorio del Pilar, Died December 2, 1899, Commanding Aguinaldo's Rear Guard, An Officer and a Gentleman." [2] [16]
Marcelo H. del Pilar was born on this site on August 30, 1850 to Julian Hilario del Pilar and Blasa Gatmaytan. By the time of the Philippine revolution, del Pilar was forced to leave his home in Bulakan and escape to Spain wherein he continued his work along with other progressives like Jose Rizal, and Graciano Lopez Jaena. [1]
The battle began when US Major Bell with the 4th Cavalry, while on a reconnaissance mission, [4] came upon a strong Filipino position led by Colonel Pablo Tecson, a Revolutionary officer from San Miguel, Bulacan [5] who was under command of General Gregorio del Pilar. The Filipinos laid down heavy fire which halted Bell's cavalry advance.