Capture of Manila (1898)

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battle military operation

The Capture of Manila (1898) was the U.S. and Filipino land assault that seized the Spanish-held Philippine capital during the Spanish–American War, following the American naval victory in Manila Bay.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Battle of Manila (1898)	6
Capture of Manila	2
American occupation of Manila	1
Capture of Manila (1898) canonical	1
Philippine campaign (Spanish–American War phase)	1
United States occupation of Manila	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battle ⓘ military operation ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Capture of Manila (1898) ⓘ surface form: Battle of Manila (1898) Capture of Manila (1898) ⓘ surface form: Capture of Manila
belligerent	Philippine Revolutionary Army ⓘ surface form: First Philippine Republic forces Spanish Empire ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
combatType	amphibious and land assault ⓘ
commander	Arthur MacArthur Jr. ⓘ Emilio Aguinaldo ⓘ Fermín Jáudenes ⓘ George Dewey ⓘ Wesley Merritt ⓘ
conflict	Spanish–American War ⓘ
countryInvolved	Philippines ⓘ Spain ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
date	1898-08-13 ⓘ
followedBy	Capture of Manila (1898) self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: American occupation of Manila Philippine–American War ⓘ
hasCasualties	Spanish forces suffered higher casualties and prisoners ⓘ United States forces suffered relatively light casualties ⓘ
historicalEra	late 19th century ⓘ
involvedForceType	Philippine Revolutionary Army ⓘ surface form: Filipino revolutionary forces Spanish colonial troops ⓘ U.S. Army Ground Forces ⓘ surface form: U.S. Army ground forces
location	Luzon ⓘ Manila ⓘ Philippines ⓘ
militaryTheater	Pacific theater of the Spanish–American War ⓘ
notableFeature	conducted after an arranged mock battle between U.S. and Spanish forces to exclude Filipino troops from the city ⓘ
partOf	Pacific theater of the Spanish–American War ⓘ surface form: Philippine campaign of the Spanish–American War
politicalConsequence	heightened tensions between U.S. and Filipino forces ⓘ paved the way for U.S. sovereignty over the Philippines ⓘ strengthened U.S. negotiating position in the Treaty of Paris (1898) ⓘ
precededBy	Battle of Manila Bay ⓘ surface form: Battle of Manila Bay (1898)
relatedTo	Philippine–American War ⓘ Spanish colonial rule in the Philippines ⓘ Treaty of Paris (1898) ⓘ
result	American victory ⓘ occupation of Manila by the United States ⓘ surrender of Spanish forces in Manila ⓘ
strategicObjective	removal of Spanish colonial authority in Manila ⓘ seizure of the Spanish-held Philippine capital ⓘ
supportedBy	American naval gunfire ⓘ Asiatic Squadron ⓘ surface form: U.S. Asiatic Squadron
treatyContext	helped determine terms of Spanish cession of the Philippines to the United States ⓘ