March across Samar
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title:
March across Samar
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The march across Samar, or Waller's March across the island of Samar, was a failed attempt made in 1901 by a U.S. Marine unit commanded by Major Littleton W. T. Waller to traverse the Philippine island of Samar from Lanang to Basey, Samar, a distance of some 35 miles (56 km). Waller had proposed the expedition in October 1901 to Brigadier General Jacob H. Smith, commander of the military district, as a prelude to the establishment of outposts stretching across the island and thereby stop the flo
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_across_Samar
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2008-07-24T00:48:36Z
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2024-09-06T22:47:30Z
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