Battle of the Philippines

Battle of the Philippines may refer to several wars, military campaigns, and major battles which have been fought in the Philippine Islands, including:

• The Philippine Revolution (1896 - 98), called the "Tagalog War" by the Spanish, a military conflict between the people of the Philippines and the Spanish colonial authorities
• The Battle of Manila Bay (1898) during the Spanish American War
• The Philippine–American War (1899 - 1902), sometimes known as the "Philippine War of Independence", an armed conflict between the Philippines and the United States
• The Philippines Campaign (1941–42), the conquest of the Philippine Islands by the Japan Empire during World War II in December '41 - May '42, including these significant battles:
  • The Battle of Bataan on Luzon Island
  • The Battle of Corregidor of 1942 on Corregidor Island in Manila Bay

• The Philippines Campaign (1944–45), the long American and Filipino land, sea, and aviation campaign of October '44 though August '45 over allied combantants. Major battles in this campaign included:
  • The U.S. Army's and Philippine Army's Battle of Leyte (October - November '44)
  • The Naval Battle of Leyte Gulf (October '44)
  • The Naval Battle of Surigao Strait (October '44)
  • The Naval Battle off Samar (October '44)
  • The U.S. Army's and Philippine Army's Battle of Mindoro
  • The U.S. Army's Battle of Lingayen Gulf (January '45)
  • The U.S. Army's and Philippine Army's Battle of Luzon
  • The Battle of Corregidor (1945) on Corregidor Island in Manila Bay
  • The U.S. Army's and Philippine Army's Battle of Manila (1945)
  • The U.S. Army's and Philippine Army's Battle of the Visayas
  • The U.S. Army's and Philippine Army's Battle of Mindanao

See also

• Battle of the Philippine Sea