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The Philippine–American War, [13] known alternatively as the Philippine Insurrection, Filipino–American War, [a] or Tagalog Insurgency, [14] [15] [16] was fought between the First Philippine Republic and the United States from February 4, 1899, until July 2, 1902. [17] Tensions arose after the United States annexed the Philippines under the ...
Reported American war crimes during the Philippine–American War (1899–1913) included the summary execution of civilians and prisoners, rape, burning of villages, and torture. Scorched earth policy was also carried out and over 298,000 Filipinos were forcibly moved to concentration camps, where thousands died.
The Philippine–American War, also known as the Philippine War of Independence or the Philippine Insurrection (1899–1902), was an armed conflict between Filipino revolutionaries and the government of the United States which arose from the struggle of the First Philippine Republic to gain independence following the Philippines being acquired by the United States from Spain.
Name Date Location Deaths Notes Balangiga massacre: 28 September 1901: Balangiga, Eastern Samar: 48 (American soldiers): A mess area was attacked by hundreds of residents led by Valeriano Abanador during the Philippine-American War, marking the US Army's "worst defeat" since the Battle of Little Big Horn in 1876.
Pages in category "Philippine–American War crimes" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.
Plaza Cuartel, Puerto Princesa, site of the massacre. The Palawan massacre occurred on 14 December 1944, during World War II, near the city of Puerto Princesa in the Philippine province of Palawan. Allied soldiers, imprisoned near the city, were killed by Imperial Japanese soldiers. Only eleven men managed to survive.
54 killed. 18 wounded [5] The Balangiga massacre was an incident during the latter stages of the Philippine–American War in which the residents of the town of Balangiga on the island of Samar conducted a surprise attack on an occupying unit of the U.S. 9th Infantry, killing 54.
The Bataan Death March [a] was the forcible transfer by the Imperial Japanese Army of 75,000 [1] American and Filipino prisoners of war (POW) from the municipalities of Bagac and Mariveles on the Bataan Peninsula to Camp O'Donnell via San Fernando . The transfer began on 9 April 1942 after the three-month Battle of Bataan in the Philippines ...