Battle of Bud Bagsak

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The Battle of Bud Bagsak was a 1913 U.S. military assault against Moro fighters entrenched on Mount Bud Bagsak in Jolo, Philippines, marking one of the final and bloodiest engagements of American pacification campaigns in the region.

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Battle of Bud Bagsak canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
event in the Moro Rebellion
military engagement
aftermath consolidation of U.S. control over Jolo
marked near end of organized Moro armed resistance on Jolo
aim to dismantle Moro defensive cottas on Bud Bagsak
to suppress Moro resistance on Jolo
belligerent Moro warriors
Philippine Scouts
United States Army
casualties heavy Moro casualties
significant but lower U.S. casualties
commander John J. Pershing
Moro local datus
conflict Moro Rebellion
conflictType counterinsurgency operation
country United States of America
surface form: United States
date 1913
describedAs one of the bloodiest battles of the American pacification of the Moros
one of the final major engagements of the Moro Rebellion
endDate 1913-06-15
historicalPeriod American colonial period in the Philippines
location Bud Bagsak
Jolo
Philippines
Sulu Archipelago
notableFor close-quarters fighting
role of John J. Pershing as field commander
use of coordinated infantry assaults against fortified cottas
opponent Moro Sultanate of Sulu combatants
Moro fighters
opponentWeapon bladed weapons
small arms used by Moro fighters
partOf U.S. Military Government of the Philippine Islands
surface form: American pacification campaigns in the Philippines

Moro Rebellion
surface form: Philippine–American conflict
precededBy Battle of Bud Dajo
relatedTo Philippine–United States relations
surface form: Moro–American relations

Philippine–American War
result United States victory
destruction of Moro stronghold at Bud Bagsak
startDate 1913-06-11
terrain mountain stronghold
tookPlaceOn Mount Bud Bagsak
usedBy Philippine Scouts
surface form: Philippine Scout units

Infantry Branch
surface form: United States Army infantry
weaponUsed artillery support
small arms

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Moro Rebellion hasPart Battle of Bud Bagsak
Tausug notableHistoricalEvent Battle of Bud Bagsak