Jacob H. Smith, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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United States Army general in the Philippine–American War
Date of Birth: 29-Jan-1840
Place of Birth: Ohio, United States
Date of Death: 01-Mar-1918
Profession: soldier
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Aquarius 
About Jacob H. Smith
- General Jacob Hurd Smith (January 29, 1840 – March 1, 1918) was a United States Army officer notorious for ordering an indiscriminate retaliatory attack on a group of Filipinos during the Philippine–American War, in which American soldiers killed between 2,500 and 50,000 civilians.
- His orders included, "kill everyone over the age of ten" and make the island "a howling wilderness." Court-martialed for the incident, he was dubbed "Hell Roaring Jake" Smith, "The Monster", and "Howling Jake" by the press as a result.
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