List of conflicts in the Philippines

This list of conflicts in the Philippines is a timeline of events that includes pre-colonial wars, Spanish–Moro conflict, Philippine revolts against Spain, battles, skirmishes, and other related items that have occurred in the Philippines' geographical area.

List

Conflict	Combatant 1	Combatant 2	Results
Precolonial period
Southern Expansion of Tundun (c. 1220)	Tundun Rajah Alon Tundun forces	Kumintang (ancient Batangas) Kumintang forces	Tundun Victory Fall of Kumintang to Tundun.
Tamil Rebellion (1300 CE.) Visayan Nobles	Sri Lumay Sri Alho Sri Ukob	Chola Dynasty Forces from Sumatra	Successful Escape of Sri Lumay Establishment of the Rajahnate of Cebu
Battle of Maynila (1365) Majapahit - Luzon conflict	Tundun Rajah Alon Tundun Naval forces	Majapahit Majapahit Naval forces	Tundun Decisive Victory Unspecified and disputed battle according to the Nagarakretagama.
Moro raid - Po-ni province (modern day Brunei-1369 AD)	Sulu Sulu forces	Majapahit Empire Majapahit Fleet	Suluan Victory Po-ni was left weaker Majapahit succeeded in driving away the Sulu
Moro Expeditions (ca. 1440 CE.) A Karakoa ancient warship with Lantaka Cannons.	Confederation of Madja-as Datu Padojinog Madja-as forces	Sultanate of Sulu Sultan of Sulu Sulu forces	Madja-as victory Withdrawal of Sultanate's forces.
Bruneian Invasion of Palawan - Expansion of Bruneian Empire (ca. 1477 CE.)	Kedatuan of Taytay Natives of Palawan Tagbanwa Molbong tribes Taww't Bato Aetas Mangyans Buhid tribes	Bruneian Empire Forces from Brunei Sultanate of Sulu Sulu forces	Brunei - Sulu Victory The southern and central portion of Palawan was annexed by Brunei.
Bruneian Invasion of Mindoro (c. 1500 C.E.)	Ma-i Gat Sa-Lighan Ma-i forces	Brunei Sultan Bolkiah Bruneian Forces	Fall of Ma-i The forced Islamization of Mindoro Island and coastal parts of Kumintang from the Buddhist Faith.
Bruneian Invasion of Tundun - Expansion of Brunei c.(1500 CE.)	Tundun Dayang Kalangitan Tundun Forces	Brunei Sultan Bolkiah Bruneian Forces	Defeat of Tundun Foundation of Kota Selurong (Maynila), a vassal state of Kingdom of Brunei. Islamization of Tagalog people specially in Tondo, from the Hindu-Buddhist Faith.
Moro Expeditions (ca. 1450 CE.)	Confederation of Madja-as Datu Padojinog	Sultanate of Maguindanao	Madja-as Victory
Chinese Expeditions (ca. 1457 CE.)	Confederation of Madja-as Datu Padojinog	Chinese pirates	Madja-as Victory Withdrawal of pirate forces.
Muslim Expansion of Mindanao- Battle of Malabang and the Battle of Lanao del Sur , 1475 AD.	Sultanate of Maguindanao Sultan Mohammed Kabungsuwan Samal Warriors	Lumads	Maguindanao Victory
Visayan Coalition (1500 CE.) A Visayan Royal couple.	Confederation of Madja-as Madja-as forces Kedatuan of Visayas: Datu Padojinog (Iloilo) Datu Balengkaka (Aklan) Datu Kabnayag (Kalibo) Datu Lubay (San Joaquin) Visayan forces	Rajahnate of Maynila Rajah Salalila Sultanate of Sulu Kingdom of Namayan Supported by: Brunei.	Madja-as Victory Failure to conquer the Visayan confederation. Escape of the hostaged Visayan villagers and slaves.
Battle of Mactan (1521) Lapulapu, datu of Mactan, slaying Ferdinand Magellan.	Kedatuan of Mactan Datu Lapulapu	Spanish Empire Ferdinand Magellan Rajahnate of Cebu Rajah Humabon Datu Zula	Mactan Victory Death of Ferdinand Magellan Departure of the Spanish expedition
Bool-Ternate War (1563)	Kingdom of Bool Datu Pagbuaya Datu Sikatuna Datu Sigala Datu Dailisan	Sultanate of Ternate Hairun Jamilu Portuguese Mercenaries	Ternatean Victory Death of Datu Dailisan 10,000 people in the Kingdom of Bool flee to Dapitan.
Spanish colonial period
Spanish Conquest of Luzon and the Visayas (1565-1571) Conquest of Madja-as Battle of Manila (1570) Battle of Bangkusay Siege of Cainta (August 1571)	Maynila Namayan Tondo Cainta Madja-as	Spanish Empire New Spain	Fall of the Luzon and Visayan Kingdoms. Establishment of Spanish colonial territories in Luzon and islands of Visayas. Establishment of Spanish East Indies and Manila as its capital
Battle of Manila (1574)	Spanish Empire Spanish Philippines Juan de Salcedo Guido de Lavezaris Martín de Goiti † Gaspar Ramírez Galo	Chinese pirates Wokou Limahong Sioco †	Spanish victory Limahong retreated and abandoned his plans to invade Manila and instead settled in Pangasinan.
1582 Cagayan battles	Spanish Empire Spanish Philippines Juan Pablo de Carrión Pedro Lucas  †	Wokou Tay Fusa	Spanish victory Pirate activity became sparse Establishment of the city of Nueva Segovia (now Lal-lo)
Battles of Playa Honda (1610-1624)	Spanish Empire Spanish Philippines Juan Ronquillo del Castillo	Dutch Republic Joris van Spilbergen	Spanish victory
Battles of La Naval de Manila (1646)	Spanish Empire Spanish Philippines Diego Fajardo Chacón Lorenzo Ugalde de Orellana Sebastián López Agustín de Cepeda Cristobal Marquéz de Valenzuela Francisco de Esteyvar	Dutch Republic Cornelis van der Lijn Maarten Gerritsz Vries Antonio Camb	Spanish victory
Battle of Puerto de Cavite (1647)	Spanish Empire Spanish Philippines	Dutch Republic	Spanish victory
Spanish campaigns in Lanao (1637–1639 CE)	Sultanates of Lanao Sultans of Lanao Datus of Lanao 6,000 Maranao warriors	Spanish Empire Spanish Conquistadors Hurtado-de Curcuera Captain Francesco Atienza Captain Pedro Bermudez de Castr Pedro Fernandez del Rio 500 Visayan soldiers	Failure of the conquest and Christianize the Maranao people.
Battle of Manila (1762) (part of Seven Years' War)	Spanish Empire Spanish Philippines Spanish garrison of Manila	Great Britain British fleet East India Company William Draper	Spanish Defeat Manila and Cavite was occupied by the British until 1764 when a treaty concluded the war.
Spanish Conquest of Mindanao The Moros on their proas.	Sulu Sultanate Maguindanao Sultanate Sultanates of Lanao	Spanish Empire Captaincy General of the Philippines	Maguindanao is confined into the interior of Mindanao. Spain conquers portions of Mindanao and Jolo and imposes protectorate status over the Moros of Sulu. Spain failed to completely subjugate Moros.
Philippine revolts against Spain
Dagami Revolt (1565)	Rajahnate of Cebu Datu Dagami Rajah Tupas	Spanish Conquistadors Miguel López de Legazpi Pedro de Arana	Ceasefire Treaty of Cebu (1565) Execution of Datu Dagami on 1567.
Tondo Conspiracy (1587)	Tondo Maynila Bulacan Pampanga Palawan Maginoos Agustin de Legazpi, Lakan of Tondo Martin Pangan, datu of Tondo Magat Salamat, datu of Tondo Pitonggatan, datu of Tondo Luis Amanicalao, datu of Tondo Calao, datu of Tondo Geronimo Bassi, datu of Tondo Gabriel Tuambacar, datu of Tondo Francisco Acta, datu of Tondo Amarlangagui, datu of Tondo Joan Banal, datu of Tondo Alonso Lea, datu of Tondo Esteban Taes, datu of Bulacan Pedro Balinguit, datu of Pandacan Agustín Manuguit, datu of Maysilo Felipe Salalila, datu of Maysilo Felipe Salonga, datu of Polo Felipe Amarlangagui, datu of Catangalan Omaghicon, datu of Navotas Juan Basi, datu of Taguig Daulat, datu of Castilla Luis Balaya, datu of Bañgos Dionisio Capolo (Kapulong), datu of Candaba Amaghicon, datu of Cuyo Dionisio Fernandez, Japanese Interpreter Supported by: Japanese Captain Juan Gayo Sultanate of Brunei	Spanish Empire Spanish Conquistador Miguel López de Legazpi Governor-General De Vera Spanish Encomenderos	Conspiracy Failed The uprising failed when they were betrayed to the Spanish authorities by Spanish Encomendero Pedro Sarmiento that pretended cooperation but turned traitor and Antonio Surabao (Susabau), datu of Calamianes. The rebels were arrested, tried and found guilty of treason. Executed and their properties wholly or partly confiscated are Agustín de Legazpi, Martín Pangan, Dionisio Fernandez, Omaghicon, Gerónimo Bassi, Felipe Salalila, Esteban Taes, and Magát Salamat. Five leading members were exiled to Mexico: Pedro Balinguit, Pitonggatan, Felipe Salonga , Calao, and Agustín Manuguit. They were the very first natives of the Philippines to settle in New Spain (Mexico). Exiled from their respective villages and fined were Felipe Amarlangagui, Daulat, Juan Basi, Dionisio Capolon, Luis Balaya, Luis Amanicalao, and five other Tondo chiefs namely Francisco Acta, Gabriel Tuambacar, Calao, Amarlangagui, and Joan Banál. Alonso Lea was acquitted. Still to be sentenced was Amaghicon.
Cagayan and Dingras Revolts Against the Tribute (1589)	Ilocanos and Ibanag	Spanish conquistadors Santiago de Vera	Ceasefire Rebels pardoned. The tax system was reformed.
Magalat Revolt (1596)	Datu Magalat of Cagayan People of Cagayan Valley	Spanish and Filipino colonial troops Pedro de Chaves	Revolutionary Defeat Death of Datu Magalat
Igorot Revolt (Cordillera 1601)	Igorot clans and tribes Igorot people Bontoc Ibaloi Ifugao Ibilao	Spanish conquistadors Francisco de Tello de Guzmán Captain Aranda Spanish colonial troops Pangasinan soldiers Kapampangan soldiers	Ceasefire The Spaniards were only able to gain nominal political and military control over them.
Sangley Rebellion (1603)	Sangleys	Spanish Empire	Sangley Defeat
Caquenga's Revolt (1607)	Babaylan Caquenga	Spanish Empire	Rebellion failed
Bankaw revolt (1621-1622)	Bankaw or Bancao, datu of Limasawa, Carigara, Abuyog, Sogod Babaylan Pagali	Spanish Empire Governor-General Alonso Fajardo de Entenza Juan de Alcarazo, Alcalde mayor of Cebu Spanish and Filipino colonial soldiers in forty ships	Rebels defeated
Sumuroy Revolt (1649-1650)	Agustin Sumuroy Don Juan Ponce Don Pedro Caamug David Dula y Goiti	Spanish conquistadors Spanish and Filipino colonial troops	Revolutionary Defeat Agustin Sumuroy was killed by his own men.
Silang Revolt (1762–1763)	Diego Silang Gabriela Silang Ilocanos	Spanish Empire Spanish Philippines Spanish and Filipino colonial troops	Spanish Victory Defeat of the Ilocanos. Gabriela Silang was executed by Spanish authorities in Vigan on September 10, 1763.
Palmero Conspiracy (1828)	Palmero brothers	Spanish Empire	Spanish victory Conspiracy was discovered Main conspirators exiled
Cavite Mutiny (1872)	Filipino mutineers Fernando La Madrid	Colonial government Governor General Rafael Izquierdo Sgt. Ferdinand La Madrid	Mutineer Defeat Aftermath of the mutiny, all Filipino soldiers were disarmed and later sent into exile in Mindanao. Execution of Gomburza and other 44 mutineers.
Philippine Revolution
Philippine Revolution (1896-1898) Regular soldiers of the Philippine army stand at attention for the inspection. Filipino revolutionaries exiled to Hong Kong. Sitting on Emilio Aguinaldo's right is Lt. Col. Miguel Primo de Rivera, nephew and aide-de-camp of Fernando Primo de Rivera and father of José Antonio Primo de Rivera. Standing behind Aguinaldo is Col. Gregorio del Pilar. Miguel was held hostage until Aguinaldo's indemnity was paid. Standing behind Miguel and to his right is Pedro Paterno.	1896-97 Sovereign Tagalog Nation Katipunan 1897 Republic of Biak-na-Bato 1898 Filipino Revolutionaries Supported by: Vereinigte Staaten	Spanien Spanish Philippines Spanish Cuba Spanish Puerto Rico	Peace Treaty (1897) Signing of Pact of Biak-na-Bato. Victory (1898) Resumption of hostilities during Spanish–American War. Expulsion of the Spanish colonial government. Establishment of First Philippine Republic with Emilio Aguinaldo as the first President (1899) Official establishment of the Philippine Republican Army (1899) Outbreak of the Philippine–American War (1899).
Cry of Pugad Lawin (August 23, 1896)	Katipunan Andrés Bonifacio	Spanien Guardia Civil	Start of the Philippine Revolution Formation of an insurgent government
Battle of Pasong Tamo (August 28–29, 1896)	Katipunan Andrés Bonifacio	Spanien Manuel Ros	Filipino Defeat Katipuneros retreat to Balara Major revolts and uprisings began in other Provinces
Battle of Manila (1896) (Manila, Philippines August 29, 1896)	Katipunan Andrés Bonifacio Emilio Jacinto Aguedo del Rosario Vicente Fernandez	Spanien Ramón Blanco Camilo de Polavieja	Filipino Defeat
Battle of San Juan del Monte (August 30, 1896)	Katipunan Andrés Bonifacio Emilio Jacinto Ramon Bernardo	Spanien Ramón Blanco Camilo Rambaud Bernardo Echaluce	Spanish victory Start of the revolution in Luzon
Battle of Noveleta (August 30, 1896)	Katipunan Magdiwang Santiago Alvarez Pascual Alvarez	Spanien Guardia Civil Ramón Blanco Diego de los Ríos	Filipino victory
Battle of San Francisco de Malabon (August 31, 1896)	Katipunan Magdiwang Diego Mojica Artemio Ricarte Nicolas Portilla	Spanien Guardia Civil Ramón Blanco	Filipino victory Katipuneros capture San Francisco De Malabon
Kawit revolt (August 31, 1896)	Katipunan Magdalo Emilio Aguinaldo	Spanien Guardia Civil Ramón Blanco	Filipino victory
Battle of Imus (Imus, Cavite September 1–3, 1896)	Katipunan Magdalo Emilio Aguinaldo Baldomero Aguinaldo Candido Tirona Jose Tagle Guillermo Samoy †	Spanien Guardia Civil Ramón Blanco Ernesto de Aguirre Jose Togores	Filipino Victory Death of General Ernesto de Aguirre.
Cry of Nueva Ecija (September 2–5, 1896)	Katipunan Mariano Llanera Pantaleon Valmonte  Manuel Tinio	Spanien Guardia Civil Joaquin Machorro † Lopez Arteaga	Tactical Filipino victory Strategic Spanish victory Start of the Philippine Revolution in Central Luzon
Battles of Batangas (October 23, 1896)	Katipunan Magdiwang Miguel Malvar	Spanien Guardia Civil Ramón Blanco	Tactical Spanish victory
Battle of San Mateo and Montalban (November 7, 1896)	Katipunan Andrés Bonifacio Emilio Jacinto Mariano Gutierrez Luis Malinis Macario Sakay	Spanien Guardia Civil Ramón Blanco Camilo de Polavieja	Tactical Spanish victory Start of the revolution in Morong
Battle of Binakayan–Dalahican (November 9–11, 1896)	Katipunan Magdalo Magdiwang Matagumpay Emilio Aguinaldo Santiago Alvarez Pio del Pilar Candido Tirona † Crispulo Aguinaldo Baldomero Aguinaldo Gregoria Montoya † Artemio Ricarte Pascual Alvarez Edilberto Evangelista Vito Belarmino Pantaleon Garcia Mariano Riego de Dios	Spanien Guardia Civil Ramón Blanco Diego de los Ríos Fermín Díaz Matoni José Marina Mariano Borraja † Victoriano Oloriz Marcelino Muñoz Norberto Baturone y Gener † José Castro † Fernando Chacon †	Filipino victory' Filipinos liberate all of Cavite and parts of Laguna and Batangas.
Battle of Sambat (November 15–16, 1896)	Katipunan Severino Taino Francisco Abad †	Spanien Guardia Civil Nicolas Jaramillo	Spanish victory Defeat of Maluningning Katipunan Chapter
Battle of Pateros (December 31, 1896 – January 3, 1897)	Katipunan Magdalo Matagumpay Emilio Aguinaldo Pío del Pilar Mariano Noriel	Spanien Guardia Civil Camilo de Polavieja Francisco Galbis	Filipino tactical victory Spanish strategic victory
Battle of Kakarong de Sili (January 1, 1897)	Katipunan Kakarong Republic Eusebio Roque  Canuto Villanueva Gregorio del Pilar	Spanien Guardia Civil José Olaguer Feliú	Spanish victory Katipunan rebels wage guerrilla warfare in Bulacan province Dissolution of the Kakarong Republic
Cry of Tarlac (January 24, 1897)	Katipunan Francisco Macabulos	Spanien Guardia Civil	Filipino victory
Battle of Perez Dasmariñas (January 24, 1897)	Katipunan Emilio Aguinaldo Crispulo Aguinaldo † Flaviano Yengko † Placido Campos Marcela Marcelo †	Spanien Guardia Civil Jose de Lachambre Antonio Zabala †	Spanish victory
Battle of Zapote Bridge (February 17, 1897) The Zapote Bridge (1899) two years after the battle	Katipunan Magdalo Emilio Aguinaldo Edilberto Evangelista † Tomas Mascardo	Spanien Camilo de Polavieja José de Lachambre	Filipino Victory
Retreat to Montalban (May 3, 1897 - June 14, 1897)	Katipunan Emilio Aguinaldo Manuel Tinio	Spanien Primo de Rivera Ricardo Monet General Nuñez	Tactical Spanish victory Strategic Filipino victory
Raid on Paombong (September 3, 1897)	Katipunan Gregorio del Pilar	Spanien Ramón Blanco y Erenas	Tactical Filipino victory
Battle of Aliaga (September 4-5, 1897)	Katipunan Emilio Aguinaldo Manuel Tinio Mamerto Natividad Casimiro Tinio Pio del Pilar Jose Ignacio Paua Eduardo Llanera	Spanien Fernando Primo de Rivera Ricardo Monet General Nuñez	Filipino victory
Battle of Tres de Abril (April 3–8, 1898)	Katipunan Leon Kilat † Arcadio Maxilom Florencio Gonzales Florencio Llamas Jose Ignacio Paua Bonifacio Aranas	Spanien Fernando Primo de Rivera	Spanish victory
Battle of Manila Bay (near Manila, Philippines May 1, 1898) Contemporary colored print, showing USS Olympia in the left foreground, leading the U.S. Asiatic Squadron against the Spanish fleet off Cavite. A vignette portrait of Rear Admiral George Dewey is featured in the lower left.	Vereinigte Staaten George Dewey	Spanien Patricio Montojo	American Victory
Battle of Alapan (Imus, Cavite May 28, 1898)	Filipino Revolutionaries Emilio Aguinaldo Artemio Ricarte Mariano Noriel Luciano San Miguel Juan Cailles	Spanien Leopoldo García Peña	Decisive Filipino victory General Leopoldo Garcia Peña become prisoner of war. Surrender of all Spanish forces in Cavite to Filipino forces Raising of the Philippine National Flag for the first time
Battle of Tayabas (June 24 – August 15, 1898)	Filipino Revolutionaries Miguel Malvar Vicente Lukban Manuel Arguelles Eleuterio Marasigan	Spanien Joaquin Pacheco Yanguas	Filipino Victory Filipino revolutionaries recapture Tayabas province
Mock Battle of Manila (Manila, Philippines August 13, 1898) "Raising the American flag over Fort Santiago, Manila, on the evening of August 13, 1898." drawing from Harper's Pictorial History of the War with Spain.	Vereinigte Staaten Wesley Merritt Arthur MacArthur Jr. George Dewey Filipino Revolutionaries Emilio Aguinaldo Antonio Luna	Spanien Fermin Jáudenes Basilio Augustín	American Victory Spanish forces surrender the city to the Americans End of the Spanish–American War in the Philippines
Siege of Masbate (Masbate, Philippines - August 19, 1898)	Filipino Revolutionaries Riego de Dios Justo Lukban Pedro Quipte	Spanien Don Luis Cubero	Filipino Victory Establishment of Masbate revolutionary government
Negros Revolution (Negros Island, Philippines - November 3, 1898 - November 24, 1898)	Filipino Revolutionaries Negrense Revolutionaries Aniceto Lacson Juan Araneta	Spanish Empire Guardia Civil Isidro de Castro   Maximiano Correa	Decisive Filipino victory Surrender of Spanish troops; establishment of Republic of Negros
Battle of Barrio Yoting (Pilar Capiz, Visayas - December 3, 1898) the Katipuneros.	Filipino Revolutionaries Roque Lopez Martin Delgado Perfecto Poblador Teresa Magbanua	Spanien Diego de los Rios Juan Lopez y Herrero	Filipino Victory
Siege of Baler (Baler, Aurora July 1, 1898 – June 2, 1899) Filipino troops of Colonel Tecson in Baler, May 1899. Tecson is to the right of the cannon, Novicio to the left.	1898 Filipino Revolutionaries 1899 República Filipina Teodorico Novicio Luna Calixto Villacorta Cirilo Gómez Simón Tecson	Spanien Enrique de las Morenas Juan Alonso Zayas Saturnino Martín Cerezo Vereinigte Staaten	Filipino victory Baler held beyond official cessation of hostilities and cession of Philippine Islands; Failure of American relief efforts; Negotiated armistice after the surrender of the Spanish troops. Emilio Aguinaldo of the Philippine Republic issued a decree that they were not to be considered as POWs but as friends. Considered by some as the end of the Spanish Empire
Philippine–American War
Philippine–American War February 4, 1899 – July 2, 1902 Moro Rebellion: 1899-1913 Filipino soldiers outside Manila in 1899. Wounded American soldiers at Santa Mesa, Manila in 1899	1899-1902 República Filipina Republic of Negros Babaylanes Pulajanes Republic of Zamboanga Limited Foreign Support: Empire of Japan Shishi 1902-1906 Tagalog Republic Irrenconcilables 1899-1913 Sulu Sultanate Moro people	1899-1902 Vereinigte Staaten Military Government 1902-1913 Vereinigte Staaten Insular Government	Filipino Defeat Fall of the First Republic. General Emilio Aguinaldo was captured, and recognized U.S. sovereignty. American Occupation of the Philippine Islands. The establishment of the Insular Government.
Battle of Manila (Manila, Philippines February 4–5, 1899) U.S. soldiers of the First Nebraska volunteers, company B, near Manila in 1899.	República Filipina	Vereinigte Staaten	FIlipino Defeat Start of the Philippine–American War.
Battle of Caloocan (Caloocan, Philippines February 10, 1899) Maj. Gen. Arthur MacArthur observing the battle.	República Filipina	Vereinigte Staaten	Filipino Defeat
Second Battle of Caloocan (Caloocan, Philippines February 22–24, 1899) Filipinos attack the barracks of the 13th Minnesota Volunteers.	República Filipina	Vereinigte Staaten	Filipino Defeat
Battle of Balantang (Balantang, Jaro, Iloilo, Philippines March 10, 1899)	República Filipina	Vereinigte Staaten	Filipino Victory Filipino troops retaking Jaro from the Americans.
Capture of Malolos (Malolos, Bulacan, Philippines March 31, 1899) Filipino soldiers in Malolos	República Filipina	Vereinigte Staaten	Filipino Defeat Capture of the capital of Malolos, Bulacan.
Battle of Quingua (Quingua - now Plaridel, Bulacan, Philippines April 23, 1899) Kurz & Allison print of the Battle of Quingua	República Filipina	Vereinigte Staaten	1st Phase: Filipino Victory Death of Col. John M. Stotsenburg 2nd Phase: Filipino Defeat Filipinos retreated to the North.
Battles of Bagbag and Pampanga Rivers (Calumpit, Bulacan, Philippines April 25–27, 1899)	República Filipina	Vereinigte Staaten	FIlipino Defeat Retreat to Pampanga
Battle of Tirad Pass (Tirad Pass, Ilocos Sur, Philippines December 2, 1899) Gen.Gregorio del Pilar and his troops, around 1898.	República Filipina	Vereinigte Staaten	Strategic FIlipino Victory Tactical Filipino Defeat Death of General Gregorio del Pilar Fall of the defence line Filipino forces successfully delay the American advance
Battle of Paye (San Mateo, Manila (now Rizal), Philippines December 19, 1899) Death of Major-General Henry Lawton during the battle.	República Filipina	Vereinigte Staaten	Initial Filipino Victory Death of General Henry Ware Lawton American's 29th Battalion successfully crossed the river at 11 am Filipino forces retreated from San Mateo.
Battle of Pulang Lupa (Marinduque, Philippines September 13, 1900)	República Filipina	Vereinigte Staaten	Filipino Victory
Battle of Mabitac (Mabitac, Laguna, Philippines September 17, 1900) Gen. Juan Cailles.	República Filipina	Vereinigte Staaten	Filipino Victory
Siege of Catubig (Catubig, Philippines April 15–19, 1900)	República Filipina	Vereinigte Staaten	Filipino Victory Filipino guerrillas force US from town after 4 days but at high cost
Battle of Makahambus Hill (Cagayan de Oro City, Mindanao, Philippines June 4, 1900)	República Filipina	Vereinigte Staaten	Filipino Victory
Second World war
Japanese invasion of the Philippines (1941-1942) Japanese occupation of the Philippines (1942-1944) Allied liberation of the Philippines (1944-1945) Japanese Troops surrender to the 40th Infantry Division.	Vereinigte Staaten Philippinen Hukbalahap (Co-belligerent)	Japan Philippine Republic	Allied Defeat (1941-1942) Fall of Bataan and Corregidor. Surrender of Filipino-American forces from the Japanese. Establishment of a pro-Japan Council of State. Philippine Commonwealth government forced into exile. Japanese Occupation (1942-1945) Ongoing Commonwealth military and guerrilla war against Japanese occupation forces. Japanese puppet state Second Republic established. Bureau of Constabulary and Makapili established by the Japanese Occupation and Second Republic. Allied Victory (1944-1945) Allied forces liberate the Philippines Philippine Constabulary re-established under the Commonwealth regime Surrender of Japan Second Republic is dissolved and the Commonwealth returns The Philippines become independent from the United States
Battle of Bataan (January 7-April 9, 1942) Battle of Corregidor (May 5–6, 1942)	Philippinen Vereinigte Staaten	Japan	Allied Defeat Fall of Bataan and Corregidor during the Japanese Invasion. Surrender of Filipino-American forces to the Japanese.
Battle of Manila (February 3-March 3, 1945) .	Philippinen Vereinigte Staaten	Japan	Allied Victory American troops and Filipino resistance liberate Santo Tomas Internment Camp, while the Filipino troops under the Commonwealth Army units are did not send and operated. Liberated Malacanang Palace from the U.S. 1st Cavalry Division and the Filipino guerrillas, while the Filipino troops under the Commonwealth Army units are did not send and operated. Sending of all 48,000 to 85,000 Filipino troops and military officers of the Philippine Commonwealth Army from the General Headquarters and Military Camp Base in Central and Southern Luzon and become to combat operated for the liberating battles in Manila and aiding guerrillas and Americans was attacking invaded from the Japanese Imperial Marines and Army forces. Fall of Old Spanish Walled City of Intramuros from the joint American and Filipino ground troops aiding resistance force. End for the Battle for the Liberation of Manila was finally cleared, U.S. and Filipino troops liberated around the capital city from the Japanese.
Battle of Bessang Pass (June 14, 1945)	Philippinen Vereinigte Staaten	Japan	Victory Notable of First Filipino military victory during the liberation campaign
The Cold War
Hukbalahap Rebellion (1942-1954)	Philippinen Vereinigte Staaten	Hukbalahap	Government Victory End of the Hukbalahap Rebellion.
Korean War (1950-1953)	United Nations Command including forces from: Südkorea Vereinigte Staaten Vereinigtes Königreich Kanada Türkei Australien Äthiopien Philippinen Neuseeland Thailand Griechenland Frankreich Kolumbien Belgien Südafrika Niederlande Luxemburg	North Korea Soviet Union China	Armistice Korean Armistice Agreement leading to division of the Korean peninsula with the establishment of separate North Korea and South Korea nations and the Korean Demilitarized Zone between countries.
Battle of Yultong (Yultong, South Korea 1951)	UN Command: Philippinen 10th Bn Combat Team, PEFTOK Dionisio S. Ojeda	China 44th Division, PVA Xiang Shouzhi	UN Victory US 3rd Infantry Division successfully withdraws
Vietnam War (1964–1973) Masscared villager in hong Nhi and Phong Nut village, Quang Nam Province	South Vietnam Vereinigte Staaten Südkorea Thailand Australien Neuseeland Philippinen Kingdom of Laos Kambodscha	North Vietnam Viet Cong Khmer Rouge Pathet Lao North Korea China Soviet Union	Defeat Paris Peace Accords lead to withdrawal of American forces from Indochina. Communist governments take power in South Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos
Contemporary Era
Moro insurgency (March 29, 1969 – present) Operation Enduring Freedom in the Philippines (January 15, 2002 – ongoing) M101 howitzer was widely use as the artillery in the operation against the Moro insurgencies in Mindanao.	Philippinen Vereinigte Staaten (advisers)	Moro National Liberation Front (until 1996) Moro Islamic Liberation Front (until 2014) Abu Sayyaf Other Islamist groups	Cessation of armed conflict between the Government and MNLF/MILF Ongoing conflict between the Government and Jihadist groups — Abu Sayyaf, Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters, and others
Communist rebellion in the Philippines (1969–present)	Philippinen	Communist Party of the Philippines New People's Army National Democratic Front	Ongoing
1990 Mindanao crisis (October 4 – 6, 1990)	Philippinen	Federal Republic of Mindanao	Government Victory Arrest of Col. Alexander Noble Disestablishment of the Federal Republic of Mindanao
Capture of UN peacekeepers - Golan Heights, March 6 and May 7, 2013 by Syrian rebel forces (part of United Nations Disengagement Observer Force)	UN peacekeeping forces - Philippine contingent	Yarmouk Martyrs Brigade	Filipino peacekeepers released after UN intervention.
Zamboanga City crisis (September 9–28, 2013) The Zamboanga City Hall where the MNLF intended to hoist the Bangsamoro Republik flag.	Philippinen	Bangsamoro Republik / Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF)	Government Victory Dissolution of the Bangsamoro Republik
Siege of Marawi (May 23 – October 23, 2017) A building in Marawi is set ablaze by airstrikes carried out by the Philippine Air Force.	Philippinen Supported by: Non-state supporters: MNLF MILF Foreign supporters: Vereinigte Staaten (Military equipment, aid, advisory roles, and technical assistance) Vereinigtes Königreich (Intelligence support, military and medical aid) Australien (Intelligence support and advisory roles) China (Military equipment) Russland (Military equipment) Israel (Intelligence support and military equipment) Singapur (Intelligence and logistics support)	Islamic State Abu Sayyaf Maute group Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters Ansar Khalifa Philippines	Government Victory Failure of the militants to establish a provincial ISIL territory (wilayat) Isnilon Hapilon, Abu Sayyaf leader and ISIL Emir in Southeast Asia killed by the Philippine Army All seven Maute brothers killed by the Philippine Army

Gallery

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  The Head Axe ,used by the Head-hunters of Kalinga people , A fearsome Melee weapon in Cordillera (Specially against the Ifugao peoples during the Proto-history).
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  Inauguration of the First Republic
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  Soldiers at the Siege of Baler
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  Philippine Army in the Philippine–American War, (at the battle of Paceo - 1900)
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  Filipino Soldiers outside Manila,1899.
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  The coffins of fallen American Soldiers, (1906).
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  a World War II Propaganda poster of Philippine Army of its Resistance against the Japanese Invasion. (1941)
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  the flag of Federal Republic of Mindanao by Col. Alexander Noble, during 1990 Mindanao Crisis.
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  a Moro insurgent of the Islamic (Moro) insurgency at Mindanao.
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  Philippine Marine Private Damaranan rushes up a small ditch to engage role-playing enemy forces while Staff Sgt. John Ross of 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit provides communication during amphibious landing training of Balikatan Exercise.
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  Naval Forces Western Mindanao sent off two Navy vessels to Marawi City on May 30, 2017 at Ensign Majini Pier, Naval Station Romulo Espaldon, Calarian, Zamboanga City to transport Fleet-Marine Team composed of combat service support elements, explosive ordnance and disposal units, and K9 units to augment troops that are currently fighting against local terrorist group Maute in Marawi City.
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  BRP Tarlac (LD-601) in Iligan offloading military units meant to augment government forces fighting in Marawi
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  Filipino soldiers involved in the Marawi crisis.
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  President Rodrigo Duterte talks to Troops at 4th Infantry Division HQ 6 in regards the Marawi crisis
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  Wake of soldiers who died due to friendly fire at the Marawi crisis

See also

• Military history of the Philippines
• Warfare in pre-colonial Philippines
• List of wars involving the Philippines
• Battles of the Philippines

References

Notes

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External links

• Wars of the Philippines