Battle of Paye

This article is about a battle fought in Boac, Marinduque. For the battle between the forces of General Henry Ware Lawton and General Licerio Gerónimo, see Battle of San Mateo (1899).

The Battle of Paye took place during the Philippine–American War between the United States and the Philippines. It was fought on July 31, 1900, at Sitio Paye near Barangay Balimbing in the town of Boac, Marinduque. The short skirmish happened between the reconnaissance forces of Company A, 29th USV under the command of 1st Lieutenant Willam S. Wells and the guerrilla forces of the 2nd Guerilla under the command of Captain Teofilo Navaroso Roque.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

Battle of Paye
Part of the Philippine–American War
Date July 31, 1900 Location Sitio Paye, Brgy. Balimbing, Boac, Marinduque Result Filipino victory
Belligerents
Philippine Republic	United States
Commanders and leaders
Teofilo N. Roque	William S. Wells
Strength
Unknown	Unknown
Casualties and losses
Unknown	2 wounded 2 captured

References

1. Presidential Proclamation No. 18 (July 24, 1986), Proclamation No. 18 Declaring July 31, 1986, And Every Year Thereafter, As "Battle of Paye Day" In Boac, Marinduque, retrieved October 18, 2022
2. Presidential Proclamation No. 1553 (July 11, 2008), Proclamation No. 1553 Declaring Thursday, July 31, 2008 As Special (Non-Working) Day In The Province Of Marinduque, retrieved October 18, 2022
3. Obligacion, Eli J. (July 29, 2010). "Of Paye and Pulang Lupa". Marinduque Rising (Marinduquegov). Marinduque, Philippines. Retrieved October 18, 2022.
4. Obligacion, Eli J. (August 1, 2018). "Labanan sa Paye, Kapitan Teofilo N. Roque, iba pang labanan sa Marinduque laban sa Kano". Marinduque Rising (Marinduquegov). Marinduque, Philippines. Retrieved October 18, 2022.
5. Birtle, Andrew J. (April 1997). "The U.S. Army's Pacification of Marinduque, Philippine Islands, April 1900 – April 1901". The Journal of Military History. 61 (2): 255–282. doi:10.2307/2953967. JSTOR 2953967. Retrieved October 18, 2022.