ters ▁near ▁the ▁out sk ir ts ▁of ▁the ▁town . ▁Although ▁the ▁Pul ah ans ▁were ▁ill - ar med , ▁un tra ined ▁and ▁out number ed ▁at ▁times , ▁they ▁never theless ▁continued ▁to ▁hit ▁back ▁at ▁the ▁enemy . ▁ ▁Success ▁seemed ▁almost ▁within ▁reach ▁when ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 8 ▁an ▁American ▁caval ry ▁unit ▁under ▁Captain ▁Row an ▁land ed ▁at ▁N ail on ▁point ▁and ▁proceeded ▁to ▁the ▁pob lac ion ▁where ▁his ▁troops ▁assemble d ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁the ▁church . ▁He ▁was ▁met ▁by ▁Pedro ▁L . ▁Rod rig uez ▁then ▁presidente ▁municipal ▁of ▁the ▁town , ▁and ▁they ▁soon ▁se aled ▁an ▁agreement ▁for ▁the ▁protection ▁of ▁the ▁civil ian ▁popul ace ▁of ▁the ▁town . ▁ ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁Again ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 1 , ▁the ▁Philippines , ▁being ▁a ▁territory ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁became ▁a ▁battle ground ▁in ▁an ▁und ec la red ▁war ▁between ▁the ▁inv ading ▁Japanese ▁Imperial ▁Forces ▁and ▁the ▁combined ▁Filip ino – American ▁troops . ▁After ▁the ▁surrender ▁of ▁the ▁USA FF E ▁many ▁from ▁B ogo ▁refused ▁to ▁swe ar ▁alleg iance ▁to ▁the ▁Japanese . ▁They ▁went ▁into ▁the ▁hills ▁and ▁organized ▁gu err illa ▁war fare ▁head ed ▁by ▁dis band ed ▁officers ▁of ▁the ▁const ab ul ary ▁and ▁army ▁units ▁in ▁the ▁province . ▁ ▁C ogn iz ant ▁of ▁the ▁anti - J apan ese ▁sentiment ▁of ▁this ▁armed ▁group ▁who ▁were ▁determined ▁to ▁carry