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After a century, U.S. is returning pillaged Philippine church bells
Source: Washington Post
After a century, U.S. is returning pillaged Philippine church bells
By Shibani Mahtani November 15 at 5:50 AM
SINGAPORE — The bells tolled on Sept. 28, 1901, to signal an early-morning attack on American troops, just as they were eating breakfast. The attack almost wiped out the company of American soldiers, killing 48 of them in a rare victory in a war that the Philippines would end up losing.
The U.S. commander’s response was swift. He ordered the killing of all Filipino males above the age of 10 who were involved in fighting U.S. forces. The Americans razed the town of Balangiga, which had been abandoned, and took home the three church bells as war booty.
More than a century after one of the most gruesome clashes of the Philippine-American war, the “Balangiga Bells” are officially being returned to the Philippines.
Speaking at an Air Force base close to Cheyenne, Wyo., where two of the three bells are located, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said the return of the bells will “smooth the bonds that were tested but never broken by war.”
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By Shibani Mahtani November 15 at 5:50 AM
SINGAPORE — The bells tolled on Sept. 28, 1901, to signal an early-morning attack on American troops, just as they were eating breakfast. The attack almost wiped out the company of American soldiers, killing 48 of them in a rare victory in a war that the Philippines would end up losing.
The U.S. commander’s response was swift. He ordered the killing of all Filipino males above the age of 10 who were involved in fighting U.S. forces. The Americans razed the town of Balangiga, which had been abandoned, and took home the three church bells as war booty.
More than a century after one of the most gruesome clashes of the Philippine-American war, the “Balangiga Bells” are officially being returned to the Philippines.
Speaking at an Air Force base close to Cheyenne, Wyo., where two of the three bells are located, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said the return of the bells will “smooth the bonds that were tested but never broken by war.”
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Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2018/11/15/after-century-us-returns-pillaged-philippine-church-bells/