hiː bɪkˌeɪm kˈæptɪn dʒˈɛnɚɹəl ænd lˈeɪɾɚ, kəmˈændɚɹɪntʃˈiːf, ʌvðə mˈæɡdɪwˌæŋ fˈoːɹsᵻz ænd vˈæliəntli fˈɔːt ðə spˈænɪɚdz fɹʌm wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti sˈɪks tə wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti sˈɛvən.
He became captain general and later, commander-in-chief, of the Magdiwang forces and valiantly fought the Spaniards from 1896 to 1897.