Editing Fort Hughes (section)

==History==
===Spanish–American War===
A Spanish battery of three [[BL 6 inch gun Mk II – VI|{{convert|6|in|0|adj=on}} naval guns]] from the Spanish navy cruiser ''[[Spanish cruiser Velasco|Velasco]]'' was on the eastern end of the island in 1898, but was not engaged in the Battle of Manila Bay.<ref name=AFN1/>

===Construction===
[[File:Bundesarchiv Bild 102-12860, San Diego, Küstenverteidigungsgeschütz.jpg|thumb|right|260px|Fort Hughes was armed with {{convert|14|in|0|adj=on}} [[14-inch gun M1907|M1910 guns]] like these shown firing at [[Fort MacArthur]], San Pedro, California in 1931.<ref>''Coast Defense Journal'', Vol. 31, Issue 2, May 2017</ref>]]
[[File:Fort Greble, R.I. (4515412788).jpg|thumb|260px|right|The fort had several {{convert|12|in|0|adj=on}} [[12-inch coast defense mortar|mortars]] sited at Battery Craighill]]
The initial construction on Fort Hughes was largely complete by 1914 except the mortar battery, completed in 1919. The initial gun batteries were:<ref>Berhow 2015, p. 222</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
!Name
!No. of guns
!Gun type
!Carriage type
!Years active 
|-
|Gillespie||1||[[14-inch gun M1910|{{convert|14|in|0|adj=on}} gun M1910]]||[[disappearing gun|disappearing]] M1907||1914-1942
|-
|Woodruff||1||{{convert|14|in|0|adj=on}} gun M1910||disappearing M1907||1914-1942
|-
|Craighill||4||[[12-inch coast defense mortar|{{convert|12|in|0|adj=on}} mortar]] M1912||[[barbette]] M1896MIII||1919-1942
|-
|Leach||2||[[6-inch gun M1908|{{convert|6|in|0|adj=on}} gun M1908]]||disappearing M1905||1914-1942
|-
|Fuger||2||[[3-inch gun M1903|{{convert|3|in|0|adj=on}} gun M1903]]||pedestal M1903||1914-1942
|-
|}

Circa 1940 an [[antiaircraft]] battery of four [[3-inch Gun M1918|{{convert|3|in|0|adj=on}} guns]] on mobile mounts was added on the eastern end of the island, known as Battery Idaho.<ref name=Idaho1>[http://corregidor.org/btty_histories/control/idaho_text.htm Battery Idaho at Corregidor.org]</ref> During 1941 Battery Williams was built, with three [[155 mm gun M1918|{{convert|155|mm|1|abbr=on}} mobile guns]] on concrete "[[Panama mount]]s".<ref>[http://corregidor.org/btty_histories/control/william_text.htm Battery William at Corregidor.org]</ref><ref name=CorrNames1/> At some time after the commencement of hostilities in December 1941, one of these guns was detached as Battery Hooker.<ref>[http://corregidor.org/btty_histories/control/hooker_text.htm Battery Hooker at Corregidor.org]</ref>

Battery Gillespie was named for Major General [[George Lewis Gillespie Jr.]], [[Chief of Engineers]] 1901–1903. Battery Woodruff was named for Brigadier General [[Carle Augustus Woodruff]], a Civil War Medal of Honor recipient.
Battery Craighill was named for Brigadier General [[William Price Craighill]], Chief of Engineers 1895–1897. Battery Leach was named for Colonel Smith Stallard Leach, an engineer officer.<ref>{{cite book | last1 = Heitman | first1 = Francis B. | title = Historical Register and Dictionary of the United States Army, 1789-1903, Vol. 1 | page = 621 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=iIUiAAAAMAAJ&q=5th%20coast%20artillery | location = Washington, DC | publisher = Government Printing Office | year = 1903 }}</ref> Battery Fuger was named for Lt. Col. [[Frederick Füger]], a Civil War Medal of Honor recipient. Battery Williams was named for 1st. Lt. George R. Williams, a Philippine Scouts officer killed at Abucay, Bataan in January 1942.<ref name=CorrNames1/> Battery Idaho was named for the state of Idaho; the anti-aircraft batteries had US place names corresponding to which battery was manning them, in this case Battery I of the 59th Coast Artillery.<ref name=Idaho1/><ref>Morton, p. 480</ref>

===World War II===
Fort Hughes was occupied by Japanese forces after their [[Philippines campaign (1941–1942)|conquest of the Philippines]]. The fort was surrendered along with Corregidor and all other US and Filipino forces in the islands on 6 May 1942. The fort's garrison executed destruction procedures on their guns prior to their surrender and the Japanese occupation. The Japanese were able to salvage the 3-inch guns of Battery Fuger and redeploy them at the [[Malinta Tunnel]] on [[Corregidor]]. Also, Battery Idaho's four AA guns were redeployed to [[Clark Field]].<ref name=AFN1/>

American forces retook the fort from the Japanese during the [[Philippines Campaign (1944–1945)|liberation of the Philippines in 1945]], beginning on 27 March 1945. The 2nd Battalion, [[151st Infantry Regiment (United States)|151st Infantry Regiment]] and other elements of the [[38th Infantry Division (United States)|38th Infantry Division]] amphibiously assaulted the island, following a brief but intense air and naval bombardment. Additional fire support came from the 163rd [[Field Artillery]] Battalion ([[105 mm Howitzer M2|105 mm howitzers]]) on [[Corregidor]].<ref name=RockForce1>{{Cite web |url=http://rockforce.org/rock_force/rf_contents.html |title=List of Rock Force units at Rockforce.org |access-date=2018-03-25 |archive-date=2016-01-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160126235450/http://rockforce.org/rock_force/rf_contents.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> The Japanese had prepared positions around the batteries and were able to shelter in the tunnels. Initial assaults were unsuccessful; the terrain was such that tanks could not bring their guns to bear on the Japanese positions. On 31 March an attempt was made to burn out the defenders by pouring diesel fuel down the only vent shaft accessible to the Americans. However, this did not work, as the diesel fuel could not be delivered up the sides of the battery fast enough. The commander of the 113th Engineer Battalion devised a solution using two diesel-filled [[Float (nautical)|pontoon]] cubes from the naval forces and a pump and flex hose from the air forces. On 5 April over {{convert|2500|gal|L}} of diesel fuel were pumped down the vent shaft and ignited using [[White phosphorus munitions|white phosphorus]] mortar rounds. This was repeated twice more on 6 and 7 April, followed by two demolition charges. The next few days were occupied with probing infantry attacks and attempts to persuade the surviving Japanese to surrender. On 13 April the last defender was killed and the fort was reclaimed.<ref>Smith, pp. 352-354</ref>