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Si '''Vicente Lukban''' ay ang namahala sa mga [[Visayas|kabisayaan]] noong 1880.
Sa kalagitnaan ng taong 1890, pumutok ang himagsikan sa Pilipinas, kasama ni Malvar ang kanyang hukbong ginawa, na pinamunuan ni Emilio Aguinaldo. Subalit mahina ang kanilang sandata laban sa mga kastila, bunga nito ang lagi nilang pagkatalo sa mga laban. Tumigil sila sa Biak na Bato , dito nagkasundo ang mga pinunong Pilipino na itigil na ang pagrerebulosyon, sa kapalit ng 800,000 pesos, pumunta sila Aguinaldo sa Hong Kong noong 1897. But soon, the Spanish-American War broke out in 1898, and Admiral George Dewey requested the aid of Aguinaldo and his revolutionaries to help in the Philippine Campaign, and soon the Revolution had started all over again. Then, with his Batangas Brigade, Malvar successfully liberated Tayabas from the Spaniards on June 15, 1898 after a two-month battle, and soon the Spaniards were defeated and cornered in Manila. But the success against the Spaniards was brief, for the Philippine-American War had broken out on February 4, 1899, and Malvar was soon fighting a new enemy. Fighting the Americans, Malvar and his troops had very few instances of success, and they were soon dissolved (like the rest of the Philippine Army) into guerrilla units. This change in tactics was not as successful as it had been against the Spaniards, and Aguinaldo was soon captured, which led to all the revolutionary forces to be under Malvar's control. With this new authority, Malvar launched an all-out offensive against American-held towns that stood to testify that the war was far from over. But this success was also short-lived. For a new General, J. Franklin Bell, had taken over the operations of Batangas and practiced scorched earth tactics that took a heavy toll on both guerrilla fighters and civilians alike. Malvar saw that continuing the war would just harm his people more, and, on April 13, 1902, he and his entire command surrendered to the Americans, where he was treated honorably. After his surrender, the battle for Batangas was over. Afterwards, he lived a quiet and comfortable life, and prospered the land he fought so hard for. Namatay siya noong Oktubreye 13, 1911, siya ang huling pilipinong heneral na sumuko sa mga Amerikano.
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