Manila Battalion

The Manila Battalion was a military unit within the Philippine Republican Army, composed of enlisted Filipino soldiers from the City of Manila. The battalion started out as a territorial militia during the war of independence from Spain.

It was stationed in the Fourth Zone of Manila under the command of General Pantaleon Garcia and Colonel Enrique Pacheco, and saw action in the Battle of Manila in 1899.

Related Units
Another Manila-based territorial militia was recorded to have been active in January 1899. The 5th Trozo Battalion was formed by Intramuros resident Julian Santo. The name of the battalion was derived from the vicnity of Trozo in Santa Cruz, Manila and was composed of at least 400 native soldiers from the Spanish infantry.

The unit was notably involved in the Second Battle of Caloocan, which was at the time led by Colonel Soriano.