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On the front page of the first edition of the Democratic Statesman, on July 26, 1871, a short article announced that Lt. Gen. Philip Henry Sheridan was taking command of the U.S. military forces operating against the Native Americans in this part of the country.
“General Sheridan is most emphatically the man to operate against the wild Indians, who have been depredating on our frontier for so long,” reported the story, credited to the Sherman Patriot newspaper. “Captain Fitz Williams, of Fort Richardson, who arrived on Wednesday from the fort, informs us that the two chiefs, Santee and Big Tree, are held by the military authorities until further notice from Washington City. When these orders are received, it is thought that they will be tried by the civil authorities of Jack County.”
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Mamerto Adan is a feature writer who is back in college once again. Science is one of his many interests and his favorite topic.
This article will take a look at two of the most popular swords of the precolonial Filipino era: the kalis and kampilan.
Filipinos have an almost unique bond with their blades. The Philippines has a strong blade culture, with swords being part of both its history and tradition. The warrior class carried their blades into battle, as the rest carried theirs to work in the fields.
During the fight for independence, the bolo was used side by side with firearms by the revolutionaries of the Katipunan. And the history of the bolo would continue into the Filipino-American War and against the Japanese in World War II all the way up to now in modern times. Historically, blades helped build a nation.