Editing Emilio Aguinaldo (section)

===Battles of Binakayan–Dalahican===
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Alarmed by previous siege, led by General Aguinaldo in Imus, in September 1896, Governor-General [[Ramón Blanco y Erenas]] ordered the 4th Battalion of Cazadores from Spain to aid him in quelling the rebellion in Cavite. On November 3, 1896, the battalion arrived carrying a squadron of 1,328 men and some 55 officers.<ref name="OLEud" /> Also, Blanco ordered about 8,000 men who recently came from [[Spanish Cuba|Cuba]] and Spain to join in suppressing the rebellion. Prior to the land attacks, Spanish naval raids were conducted on the shores of Cavite, where [[cannons]] bombarded the revolutionary fortifications in Bacoor, Noveleta, Binakayan, and Cavite Viejo. The most fortified locations in Noveleta were the Dalahican and Dagatan shores, defended by ''Magdiwang'' soldiers commanded by General [[Santiago Alvarez (general)|Santiago Alvarez]], and the adjacent fishing village of Binakayan in Kawit was fortified by ''Magdalo'' under General Aguinaldo. Spanish naval operations were determined to crush the fortifications in these areas, mainly because the lake around Dalahican was strategic by connecting to the interior of Cavite. Apart from defending Binakayan, the ''Magdalo'' soldiers also kept the lower part of Dagatan up to Cavite's border near [[Manila (province)|Manila province]].<ref name="9fehE" /> Between the barrios of Binakayan and Dalahican, the Spanish forces lost decisively since the Filipino rebels, led by Aguinaldo and Alvarez, routed them back to [[Cavite City|Cavite Nuevo]] in which the remaining Spanish troops would eventually surrender. The successful defenses of Binakayan and Dalahican was considered to be the first major victory of the Filipinos over a colonial power.{{Citation needed|date=December 2019}}