Battles of the Philippine-American War
This is a list of
battles of the Philippine-American War.
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Battle of Manila (
February 4 February 5 1899)-American and Filipinos forces clash for the first time, as Americans drive the Filiipino army out of the Manila area.
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Battle of Santa Cruz (1899) (
April 9-
10 April) - U.S. General
Henry W. Lawton captures Filipino stronghold of Santa Cruz and pushes into
Laguna province on
Luzon *
Battle of Pagsanjan (
April 11,
1899) - American sharpshooters skirmish with Filipinos outside of Pagsanjan, succeeding in driving them out. General Lawton's troops take Pagsanjan in the second action of the Laguna Campaign.
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Battle of Paete (
April 12,
1899) - General Lawton's forces disperse Filipinos blocking route to Paete in stiff fight. Paete taken by the Americans. Last action of the Laguna Campaign.
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Battle of Quingua (
April 23,
1899) - Philippine General
Gregorio del Pilar stops American cavalry scouts on Luzon, but is then routed after an artillery bombardment and infantry ground assault.
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Battle of Zapote Bridge (
June 13,
1899) - On Luzon, Lawton's American forces rout a large Philippine force under General Pio del Pilar, and inflict heavy casualties on the enemy in 2nd largest battle of the Philippine-American War.
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Battle of San Jacinto (
November 11,
1899)-U.S. General
Loyd Wheaton drives Filipinos out of San Jacinto. Luzon.
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Battle of Tirad Pass (
December 2,
1899) - On Luzon, 60 Filipino patriots under General del Pilar fight off an attack of 500 U.S. Infantry for 5 hours, before nearly all Filipinos are killed, including del Pilar.
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Battle of Paye, (
December 19,
1899) - On Luzon Filipine General
Licerio Geronimo routs an American brigade under General Lawton, in which Lawton is killed.
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Siege of Catubig (
April 15,
1900) - Filipino guerillas launch a surprise attack against a detachment of American soldiers, and, after a four-day siege, force them to evacuate the town of Catubig on Samar.
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Battle of Macahambus (
June 4,
1900) - On Macahambus, Cagayan de Misamis (present day
Cagayan de Oro), Filipinos rout an Americans regiment and inflict heavy casualties, but take less than 5.
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Battle of Pulang Lupa (
September 13,
1900) -Filipino resistance fighters under Colonel
Maximo Abad ambush 55 Americans and kill, wound, or capture all of them.
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Battle of Mabitac (
September 17,
1900) - Filipino forces outmaneuver and rout American forces on Luzon.
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Lonoy massacre (March, 1901) - In a reverse ambush, U.S. Infantrymen launch a surprise attack on
Bohol natives and kill over 400.
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Balangiga massacre (
September 28,
1901) - Over 50 Americans are killed in an ambush on
Samar in the most infamous incident of the war.
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Battle of Dolores (
December 12 1904) - On Samar, 37 Philippine Constabulary Scouts ambushed by 1000
pulajans and nearly all killed.
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Battle of Bud Dajo (
March 5 March 7 1906) - One-thousand Moros (mostly women and children) fortify themselves in an extinct volcanic crater on
Mindanao and battle a few hundred American soldiers, before virtually all Moros are killed.