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The Bataan Death March - 849 Words Bataan Death March prisoners were forced to march as they were beaten and stabbed and random, then shot or run over if they got tired. After a grisly three-month campaign in early 1942 that left around 10,000 American and Filipino troops dead, the Japanese emerged victorious. Nearly 80,000 Allied troops laid down their weapons, making it the largest American surrender in history. All told, the total number of prisoners was double what Japanese Lieutenant General Masaharu Homma was expecting. Since he lacked the vehicles to move the prisoners elsewhere, he decided to make the prisoners march 70 miles in the sweltering tropical heat. On April 9, 1942, the infamous Bataan Death March began. See the shocking photos and discover just how excruciating the Bataan Death March really was by clicking the link in our bio. The Bataan Death March (Filipino: Martsa ng Kamatayan sa Bataan; Spanish: Marcha de la muerte de Bataán ; Kapampangan: Martsa ning Kematayan q