| Rating: |
5.5 (3) |
| Games Played: |
4 |
| SM: |
2 |
| Turns: |
12 |
| Type: |
Custom |
| First Side: |
Japan |
| Second Side: |
Filipino |
Morong, The Philippines, 16 January 1942: The battle for the Philippines was now centered on the Bataan peninsula. Among the defenders was the 26th Cavalry Regiment (Philippine Scouts), an Elite unit, steeped in tradition, and although it's horses were now worn and weary from constant rearguard actions and long patrols, it's elan was undimished. Despite their condition, General Wainwright had need of their services. The village of Morong, situated on a good river defensive line, had been inexplicably abandoned without a fight by the Philippine 1st Division. Besides yielding prime defensive terrain to the enemy to the east the move also left the flank of the Philippine 2nd Division dangling.
An angry General Wainwright reprimanded the 1st Division commander General Segundo and ordered the village to be reoccupied at once. Until the 1st Division could move back into the position an advance guard was needed to reconnoiter and secure the town. The task fell to the ragged troopers and boney horses of the 26th Cavalry.
Lt. Edwin Ramsey, at the head of the 1st Platoon of E Troop, was the first to arrive at the village. Upon nearing the village center, the point men were taken under fire by a small group of Japanese passing near the Catholic Church (the only stone building in Morong). At the same time Ramsey observed more Japanese wading the shallow Batolan River, as well as a group heading for a small footbridge. Acting with the instincts of a cavalryman of old, Ramsey quickly deployed his men and launched a headlong charge at the Japanese. A few stunned defenders fired at the onrushing cavalrymen, but most fled in confusion towards the river.
The charge carried the cavalrymen through to the river where a skirmish line was thrown up to prevent the main Japanese column from crossing. Ramsey then led the remainder of the platoon back into Morong to deal with the numerous Japanese snipers hidden among the huts and palm trees. A brisk action was fought around the church and the river where the outnumbered Scouts were hard pressed until Captain John Wheeler arrived with the rest of E Troop. The appearance of the remainder of the cavalry troop turned the tide and the Japanese were drivern back. Morong was held until the Philippine 1st Division arribed late that afternoon. Ramsey's Charge, the last charge in U.S. military history, had made the difference.
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