At the start of
World War II in 1942 after suffering heavy losses against the
Imperial Japanese Army all over
Luzon, the Filipino and American soldiers retreated to
Bataan Peninsula to regroup for a last valiant but futile stand. After four months of fighting, the 78,000 exhausted, sick and starving soldiers under Major General
Edward P. King surrendered to the Japanese on April 9, 1942, known as
the fall of Bataan. It is the single largest surrender of U.S. soldiers in history and
Mariveles, a town in the Bataan province, was their last stronghold after which, together with the Philippine soldiers, they were led on to the march to
Capas, Tarlac known as the
Bataan Death March. The
Mount Samat National Shrine was erected as a memorial to the Filipino and American soldiers who fought against the Imperial Japanese Army in World War II. ==Dunsulan Falls==