American and Filipino forces later retook the Bataan peninsula on 17 February 1945.
The combined Spanish and Filipino forces who fought were said to have requested the intercession of the Virgin through the statue prior to battle.
Japanese troops forced the surrender of the remaining American and Filipino forces on May 6, 1942, under the command of Lt. Gen. Jonathan Wainwright.
Even though American and Filipino forces would be victorious in early battles, they could not hold on and Bataan fell on April 8, 1942.
During the Japanese Occupation, the Japanese Army occupied San Mateo, but no battle transpired between the Japanese and Filipino forces.
Las Piñas was occupied by the Japanese during World War II and liberated by the combined American and Filipino forces.
On April 9, 1942, the 41st surrendered on Bataan, along with all American and Filipino forces, to the Japanese 14th Army of General Homma.
American and Filipino forces liberated Dumaguete on April 26, 1945.
Combined American and Filipino forces recapture the Bataan Peninsula.
May 6 - WWII: On Corregidor, the last American and Filipino forces in the Philippines surrender to the Japanese.
