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.

Aliases (6)

American colonial period in the Philippines ×1
American occupation of the Philippines ×1
Philippine Insurrection ×1
Philippine War of Independence against the United States ×1
Philippine campaign ×1
Tagalog War ×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 (33)

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

Philippine Revolutionary Army → activeInConflict → Philippine–American War →

United States Cavalry → activeInConflict → Philippine–American War →

Philippine Revolution → alsoKnownAs → Philippine–American War →

this entity surface form: "Tagalog 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"

Antonio Luna → conflict → Philippine–American War →

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

Balangiga massacre → conflict → Philippine–American War →

First Philippine Republic → conflict → Philippine–American War →

Frederick Funston → conflict → Philippine–American War →

George Dewey → conflict → Philippine–American War →

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

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

Jonathan M. Wainwright → conflict → 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 →

Philippine Revolution → followedBy → Philippine–American War →

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

Age of Imperialism → hasPart → Philippine–American War →

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

this entity surface form: "Philippine campaign"

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

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

Frederick Funston → medalOfHonorActionConflict → Philippine–American War →

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

United States Volunteers → notableConflict → Philippine–American War →

Balangiga massacre → partOf → Philippine–American War →

Moro Rebellion → partOf → Philippine–American War →

Emilio Aguinaldo → participantIn → Philippine–American War →

Gregorio Aglipay → participantIn → Philippine–American War →

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

United States Volunteers → raisedDuring → Philippine–American War →

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

Asiatic Squadron → supportedOperation → Philippine–American War →

this entity surface form: "American occupation of the Philippines"