Battle of Agusan Hill

{{Short description|1900 Filipino battle}}

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{{Infobox military conflict

| conflict = Battle of Agusan Hill

| partof = Philippine–American War

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| date = May 14, 1900{{Cite web|url=https://www.sunstar.com.ph/more-articles/the-battle-of-agusan-hill|date=May 13, 2010|publisher=SunStar|title=The Battle of Agusan Hill}}

| place = Cagayan de Oro, Mindanao

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| result = American victory

| combatant1 = {{flag|First Philippine Republic}}

| combatant2 = {{flag|United States|1896}}

| commander1 = Captain Vicente Roa †

| commander2 = Captain Walter B. Elliot

| strength1 = 500

| strength2 = 80

| casualties1 = 38 killed{{Cite web|url=https://businessweekmindanao.com/philippine-american-war-sites-to-visit-in-cagayan-de-oro/|date=August 7, 2023|title=Philippine-American War Sites to Visit in Cagayan de Oro|publisher=BusinessWeekMindanao.com|author=Baños, Mike}}

| casualties2 = 2 killed; 3 wounded

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{{Campaignbox Philippine–American War}}

Battle of Agusan Hill, May 14, 1900. Capt. Walter B. Elliott, CO of Company I, 40th Infantry Regiment USV, with 80 men proceeded to the village of Agusan, about 16 kilometers west of Cagayan de Misamis town proper, to dislodge about 500 guerillas who were entrenched on a hill with 200 rifles and shotguns. The attack was successful; 2 Americans were killed and 3 wounded; the Filipinos suffered 38 killed, including their commander, Capt. Vicente Roa. The Americans also captured 35 Remington rifles.