Philippine–American War

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armed conflict colonial war war

The Philippine–American War was an armed conflict from 1899 to 1902 in which the United States fought Filipino revolutionaries seeking independence, marking a key episode in American imperial expansion in Asia.

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All labels observed (15)

Label	Occurrences
Philippine–American War canonical	118
American occupation of the Philippines	2
Philippine Insurrection	2
American colonial period in the Philippines	1
Outbreak of the Philippine–American War	1
PHILIPPINE INSURRECTION	1
Philippine War of Independence against the United States	1
Philippine campaign	1
Philippine–American War (as early service context, cavalry duty in the Philippines)	1
Philippine–American War (late stages)	1
Philippine–American War era	1
Philippine–American War guerrilla phase	1
Tagalog War	1
U.S. pacification campaigns in the Philippines	1
United States forces in the Philippines	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	armed conflict ⓘ colonial war ⓘ war ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Philippine–American War ⓘ surface form: Philippine Insurrection Philippine–American War ⓘ surface form: Philippine War of Independence against the United States
belligerent	Filipino revolutionaries ⓘ First Philippine Republic ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
cause	Filipino struggle for independence ⓘ U.S. annexation of the Philippines after the Spanish–American War ⓘ
combatant	Katipunan veterans ⓘ Philippine Revolutionary Army ⓘ United States Army ⓘ United States Navy ⓘ
commander	Antonio Luna ⓘ Arthur MacArthur Jr. ⓘ Elwell Stephen Otis ⓘ Emilio Aguinaldo ⓘ Frederick Funston ⓘ Henry Ware Lawton ⓘ Miguel Malvar ⓘ
conflictType	independence war ⓘ
countryInvolved	Philippines ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
dateOfFormalEnd	1902-07-04 ⓘ
deathTollEstimate	200000 Filipino civilians ⓘ over 4000 American soldiers ⓘ thousands of Filipino combatants ⓘ
endDate	1902-07-02 ⓘ
followedBy	Moro Rebellion ⓘ
hasPhase	conventional warfare phase ⓘ guerrilla warfare phase ⓘ
historicalPeriod	turn of the 20th century ⓘ
legalStatus	formally ended by proclamation of U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt ⓘ
location	Philippines ⓘ
opponent	Philippine Revolutionary Army ⓘ United States Army ⓘ
partOf	American imperial expansion in Asia ⓘ Philippine Revolution ⓘ surface form: Philippine Revolution era
precededBy	Spanish–American War ⓘ
result	American victory ⓘ U.S. colonial rule over the Philippines ⓘ dissolution of the First Philippine Republic ⓘ
significance	key episode in American imperialism ⓘ major conflict in Philippine struggle for independence ⓘ
significantEvent	Balangiga massacre ⓘ Battle of Manila (1899) ⓘ capture of Emilio Aguinaldo ⓘ
startDate	1899-02-04 ⓘ

Referenced by (134)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Spanish–American War → hasPart → Philippine–American War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Philippine campaign

Spanish–American War → followedBy → Philippine–American War ⓘ

Treaty of Paris (1898) → influencedEvent → Philippine–American War ⓘ

Age of Imperialism → hasPart → Philippine–American War ⓘ

George Dewey → conflict → Philippine–American War ⓘ

Philippine–American War → alsoKnownAs → Philippine–American War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Philippine Insurrection

Philippine–American War → alsoKnownAs → Philippine–American War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Philippine War of Independence against the United States

Arthur MacArthur Jr. → conflict → Philippine–American War ⓘ

Jonathan M. Wainwright → conflict → Philippine–American War ⓘ

United States Volunteers → raisedDuring → Philippine–American War ⓘ

United States Volunteers → notableConflict → Philippine–American War ⓘ

John J. Pershing → conflict → Philippine–American War ⓘ

Alfred W. McCoy → hasWrittenAbout → Philippine–American War ⓘ

William D. Leahy → militaryConflict → Philippine–American War ⓘ

United States Cavalry → activeInConflict → Philippine–American War ⓘ

Gregorio Aglipay → participantIn → Philippine–American War ⓘ

Philippine Revolution → followedBy → Philippine–American War ⓘ

Philippine Revolution → alsoKnownAs → Philippine–American War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Tagalog War

Manuel L. Quezon → participatedIn → Philippine–American War ⓘ

Plan of Baguio → era → Philippine–American War ⓘ

this entity surface form: American colonial period in the Philippines

First Philippine Republic → establishedDuring → Philippine–American War ⓘ

First Philippine Republic → conflict → Philippine–American War ⓘ

Philippine Revolutionary Army → activeInConflict → Philippine–American War ⓘ

Balangiga massacre → conflict → Philippine–American War ⓘ

Balangiga massacre → partOf → Philippine–American War ⓘ

Emilio Aguinaldo → participantIn → Philippine–American War ⓘ

Asiatic Squadron → supportedOperation → Philippine–American War ⓘ

this entity surface form: American occupation of the Philippines

Antonio Luna → conflict → Philippine–American War ⓘ

Frederick Funston → conflict → Philippine–American War ⓘ

Frederick Funston → medalOfHonorActionConflict → Philippine–American War ⓘ

Declaration of Philippine Independence → relatedConflict → Philippine–American War ⓘ

Moro Rebellion → partOf → Philippine–American War ⓘ

John A. Lejeune → conflict → Philippine–American War ⓘ

Philippine Scouts → conflict → Philippine–American War ⓘ

Frederick Dent Grant → participantIn → Philippine–American War ⓘ

Battle of Manila (1899) → conflict → Philippine–American War ⓘ

Battle of Manila (1899) → partOf → Philippine–American War ⓘ

Battle of Manila (1899) → alsoKnownAs → Philippine–American War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Outbreak of the Philippine–American War

Miguel Malvar → movement → Philippine–American War ⓘ

Miguel Malvar → participantIn → Philippine–American War ⓘ

Miguel Malvar → surrenderedTo → Philippine–American War ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States forces in the Philippines

Miguel Malvar → conflict → Philippine–American War ⓘ

José Palma → participantIn → Philippine–American War ⓘ

Buffalo Soldiers → activeInConflict → Philippine–American War ⓘ

U.S. 9th Infantry Regiment → conflictParticipated → Philippine–American War ⓘ

Military Governor of the Philippines → appliesToEvent → Philippine–American War ⓘ

this entity surface form: American occupation of the Philippines

Philippine Campaign Medal → conflict → Philippine–American War ⓘ

Philippine Campaign Medal → obverseInscription → Philippine–American War ⓘ

this entity surface form: PHILIPPINE INSURRECTION

Administration of the Philippines as military governor → historicalContext → Philippine–American War ⓘ