Battle of Zapote Bridge (1897)

Battle of Zapote Bridge
	Part of the Philippine Revolution
	; Battle of Zapote Bridge by Vicente Dizon
Date	February 17, 1897
Location	Zapote Bridge, Bacoor and Las Piñas (Manila–Cavite provincial boundary), Captaincy General of the Philippines
Result	Filipino victory
Belligerents
Katipunan Magdalo;	Spanish Empire Guardia Civil;
Commanders and leaders
Emilio Aguinaldo; Edilberto Evangelista †; Tomas Mascardo (WIA)	Camilo de Polavieja; José de Lachambre
Strength
~10,000 men	16,000 men
Casualties and losses
450 killed,; 900+ wounded	441 killed,; 870+ wounded, 313 captured

The Battle of Zapote Bridge was fought on February 17, 1897, as part of the Philippine Revolution. Filipino revolutionary forces led by General Emilio Aguinaldo defeated Spanish forces under the command of Governor-General Camilo de Polavieja. In this battle, General Edilberto Evangelista (a Filipino civil engineer, trench builder and member of the Katipunan) was killed.