Cavitenos first officially joined the revolution on the 31st of August, when Emilio Aguinaldo took his hometown of Kawit and with Santiago Álvarez taking Noveleta.

At ten o'clock in the morning of August 31, 1896, Diego Mojica, Mariano Trías, and Nicolas Portilla attacked the town hall of San Francisco de Malabon (now General Trias) and Pasong Kalabaw.

Four days later, the Spaniards tried to recapture the town with a contingency of at least 3,000 troops stationed at fortifications put up by Gen. Blanco to retake parts of Cavite.

Outnumbered, the Spaniards were overpowered, and the attacks failed and once again, the Filipino revolutionaries defended Noveleta from Spanish troops using captured defenses and arms.

Noveleta was one of the first major triumphs of the Katipuneros in Cavite and it proved the military prowess of the Magdiwang faction, this played a crucial role in affecting Bonifacio's decision on whom to favor at the Tejeros Convention.