Jacob H. Smith

thumb|Make Samar a howling wilderness. General Jacob Hurd Smith (January 29, 1840 – March 1, 1918) was a U.S. Army officer notorious for ordering indiscriminate retaliation on the island of Samar in response to what is called the Balangiga massacre during the Philippine–American War.. Quotes The major said that General Smith instructed him to kill and burn, and said that the more he killed and burned the better pleased he would be; that it was no time to take prisoners, and that he was to make Samar a howling wilderness. Major Waller asked General Smith to define the age limit for killing, and he replied "Everything over ten." Testimony of Major Littletown Waller, accused of shooting eleven unarmed Filipinos on Samar, as described by other officers. Quoted in Howard Zinn, A People's History of the United States (2003) ch. 12, p. 315 External links Category:1840 births Category:1918 deaths Category:Military leaders from the United States