Pashure pokushumira kwake muCuba, Smith akagoverwa ku12th Infantry muPhilippines mukati mePhilippine-American War
. Basa rake raisanganisira kutungamirira basa rokugadzazve hurumende yevagari vomuSan Miguel, Bulacan. Mukati mokushumira kwake muPhilippines, Smith akarumbidzwa kaviri nokuda kwoushingi uye akakurudzirwa kuti akwidziridzwe kuva mukuru mukuru.