Philippine-American War

Philippine-American War

May 5,1902

    General Jacob H. Smith's in famous order "KILL EVERYONE OVER TEN." was captured in the New York Journal cartoon and the bottom caption exclaimed, "Criminals Because They Were Born Ten Years Before We Took the Philippines."

Photo taken from: http://philippineamericanwar.webs.com/

February 4, 1899

           2 American privates on patrol killed 3 Filipino soldiers in San Juan, Manila that sparked that Philippine-American war. In totality, 126,000 soldiers deployed; 4,234 died, as did the 16,000 Filipino soldiers.
           Civilian deaths were estimated between 250,000 and 1,000,000 largely because of famine and disease.

March 31,1899
           Malolos, the revolutionary capital was captured. Aguinaldo and his government escaped and established a new capital in San Isidro, Nueva Ecija.

Antonio Luna (left)

           Aguinaldo's most capable military commander and Gregorio del Pilar (right) were killed in June at Tirad Pass.


November 1899
           Aguinaldo dissolved the regular army because of continued defeats and ordered the establishment of decentralized guerilla commands in each of several military zones.


March 23, 1901
           Aguinaldo was captured at Palanan, Isabela and was brought to Manila. He swore allegiance to the United States and issued a proclamation calling his compatriots to lay down their arms, officially bringing an end to war.



Until 1913
           Sporadic insurgent resistance continued in various parts of the Philippines, especially in Muslim South.