[3] Manuel Tinio, Colonel Alipio Tecson, and their men also joined the combined forces of Llanera and Valmonte.

Upon reaching San Isidro, the revolutionaries furiously fought the Spaniards, who defended themselves in the Casa Tribunal and the Arsenal, as well as in other government buildings, and in the houses of Spanish residents.

More Spanish troops arrived from Peñaranda, forcing the poorly armed rebels to retreat, leaving behind 60 of their dead.

This tactic, though effective in stalling for time, caused the revolutionaries massive casualties, as the Spaniards furiously pursued them.

Generals like Manuel Tinio had to constantly escape from pursuit and hide, as the revolutionaries continued to fight desperate skirmishes against a well-armed and well-prepared enemy.