Show I NEVER A SURRENDER OF THE AMERICAN AMERICAN TROOPS I WASHINGTON July 2 24 MaJ James Parker of or the Generals Adjutant de department department department de- de has compiled complied statistics regarding re regarding re- re In the Phil Phil- garding g the Insurrection cHon There were cre 2156 1 engagements engagement with the enemy more or less serious bt between tween February 1 18 1833 1899 the date of or the battle of ot Manila l and April 30 SO 1902 fixed as the virtual downfall of ot the Insurrection The J larger portion of ot I thc these c fights were attacks from ambush on tho the American troops troop or skirmishes In which only small detachments took SartIn Sart artIn art In almost no case calle In these engage engage- ments says saya MaJ taJ Parker did dirt Amer Airier AmerIc American Ic ican n troops troop's trooPS surrender of or or hn have e to retreat re retreat retreat re- re treat or have to l leave ave their dead and wounded In the possession s lon of or the enemy en en- emy notwithstanding that In many high cases f tb the tho percentage of ot loss was The number of ot troops that have hn been transported to lo the Philippines and have arrived ed there up UD to Jul July 16 last was officers and nd men The average average aver aver- ag age str strength taken from Crom monthly returns re re- re turns for Cor the period of Insurrection insurrection tion was approximately MaJ Parker summarizes the casualties casualties casual casual- ties of ot the American arm army as follows s Killed or ot died of or wounds 69 of ot ers tle-ers and nf enlisted men deaths from Crom I I disease 47 41 and 2535 25 5 enlisted men drowned drown d. d 6 er A and nd 51 on- on listed lifted d men suicide 10 ors officers and 72 2 enlisted men murd murdered 1 officer and t 01 91 enlisted men total deaths oln- oln cers and enlisted men wounded 19 oll cers awl and 2707 enlisted m men n. n a total of or 7 killed and wounded and deaths other than by disease officers and enlisted men total HiO A large portion of the deaths by drowning occurred In action or in ac ac- ac active tive tJ operations o against the MaJ Parker makes makos th tho enemy p perc percentage ge or of killed and wounded to the tr strength of r f the army 07 1 |