Filipino forces won a victory in this battle in which a Spanish army pursuing them was crushed and routed.

The Spanish army, intent of securing the whole island, had difficulty penetrating the heavily forested mountains but managed to find the rebel base near the Budla-an Falls in the town of Talamban (which is annexed by Cebu City in 1934 and is now one of its barangays).

Basak, Cebu City) blew his conch shell upon seeing the arriving Spanish forces to alert the rest of the Cebuano rebels, and they successfully prepared for the battle.

Defending the Filipino base camp in the hills at Budla-an were generals Alejo Miñoza and Lorenzo Eje.

The pursuit continued until the Spanish cavalry found themselves surrounded by 200 Cebuano warriors wielding bolo swords.