Meanings
- A city, the provincial capital of Bataan, Central Luzon, Philippines.
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Before a general court martial which convened at Balanga, Province of Bataan, Luzon, P. I., [...] Charge.—"Murder, in violation of the 58th Article of War." Specification.—"In that Private Pasquale Tuozzo, Company C, 32d Infantry, U. S. Volunteers, did, in time of insurrection, with malice aforethought, wilfully and feloniously murder and kill one William Kilpatrick, Private, Company C, 32d Infantry, U.S. Volunteers, then and there being, by shooting him with a certain revolver, then and there held in the hands of said Pasquale Tuozzo, thereby causing the death of the said Kilpatrick. "This at Balanga, Luzon, P. I., on the 7th day of October, 1900."
1900 December 6, Benj. Alvord, by command of Wheaton, General Orders No. 29, Bautista, P. I.: Headquarters Department of Northern Luzon
Origin
- Kapampanganbalanga
- SpanishBalanga
- EnglishBalanga
From Spanish Balanga, from Kapampangan balanga.
More words from Spanish, Kapampangan
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Balanga. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Balanga
“Balanga.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Balanga. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Balanga,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Balanga.
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