List of wars involving the Philippines

This is a list of wars involving the Philippines.

List

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conflict	Combatant 1	Combatant 2	Results
Proto-history
Highlander clans and tribes against low-land warlords (500 BCE)	Clans and tribes of Ifugao (highlanders) Igorot people	Warlords of Kalinga (low-landers) Head hunting warriors	Unification of the states The unification of the clans and tribes makes the entire society of Cordillera.
Classical period
Expedition (c. 1200 CE)	Mai State Gat Sa Li-han	Tagalog people of Lusung King Timamanukum	Regime changed Foundation of Tondun Dynasty
Expedition c. 1220 (High Middle Ages)	Empire of Tondo Alon of Tondo Tagalog people	Chiefdoms tribes and clans of Ilocos, Pampanga and Bicol	victory The Successful expeditions of the Provinces of Ilocos Region, Pampanga and Bicol, and become part of the Tundun Empire.
Rebellion (1300 CE.)	Singhapala (Cebu) Sri Lumay People of Cebu	Chola dynasty maharajah Forces from Sumatra	victory Establishment of the Rajahnate of Cebu
Moro raid - Expansion of Sultanate of Sulu (Ca. 1477 CE.)	Clans and tribes in Palawan Natives from Palawan Negritos (Aetas)	Sultanate of Sulu Moro pirates	Victory The Island of Palawan had been Annexed by the Sultan of Sulu.
Brunei invasion of Tondo (1500 CE.)	Tondun dynasty Queen Kalangitan	Brunei Sultan Bolkiah	Regime changed Fall of Tondun Dynasty. Foundation of Kota Selurong (Maynila), A vassal state of Kingdom of Brunei.
Expeditions (ca. 1400 CE.)	Kingdom of Butuan	Confederation of Madja-as	fall of the Butuan Rajanate
(Late) Classical Period
Expeditions (ca. 1440 CE.)	Confederation of Madja-as Datu Padojinog	Sultanate of Sulu Sultan of Sulu	Madja-as victory withdrawal of Sultanates forces
Expeditions (ca. 1450 CE.)	Confederation of Madja-as Datu Padojinog	Sultanate of Maguindanao	Madja-as victory
Expeditions (ca. 1457 CE.)	Confederation of Madja-as Datu Padojinog	Chinese pirates	Madja-as victory Withdrawal of Pirate forces.
Battle of Mactan (1521)	Chiefdom of Mactan Island King Lapu Lapu of Cebu	Spanish conquistadors Filipino tribal allies Ferdinand Magellan	Victory death of Magellan, departure of the Spanish expedition
Spanish Conquest (1571)	Kingdom of Namayan Empire of Tondo Kingdom of Maynila Confederation of Madja-as King of Namayan Dynasty Lakan of Tondo King of Manila Datu's of Visayas.	Spanish East Indies Spanish conquistadors	Fall of the Luzon and Visayan Kingdoms. Establishment of Spanish colonial territories in Luzon and islands of Visayas.
Philippine revolts against Spain
Dagami Revolt (1565)	Chief Dagami of Gabi Rajah Tupas	Spanish Conquistadors Miguel López de Legazpi Pedro de Arana	Ceasefire execution of Chief Dagami 1567 Treaty of Cebu (1565) 1565
Spanish campaigns in Lanao (1637–1639 CE)	Sultanate of Lanao Datus of Lanao Maranao people 6,000 warriors	Spanish Empire Spanish conquistadors Hurtado-de Curcuera Captain Francesco Atienza Captain Pedro Bermudez de Castr Pedro Fernandez del Rio 500 Visayans	Spanish defeat Failure of the conquest and Christianize the Maranao people.
Conspiracy of the Maharlikas (1568)	Tondo Dynasty King of Tondo Datu of Manila Bulacan Tagalog people Maharlikas Magat Salamat Prince Pitongatan Agustin De Legaspi Esteban Taes Pedro Balingit the lord of Pandacan Felipe Salonga the lord of Polo Dionisio Capolo(Kapulong) the lord of Candaba Agustín Manuguit Prince Luis Amanicaloa of Tondo Felipe Amarlangagui (the commander-and-chief of Karangla) Lord Omaghicon ( Minister of Navotas) Pampanga Kapampangan people Sponsored by Empire of Japan Luzon Sukezaemon Captain Juan Gayo Empire of Brunei	Spanish Empire Spanish Conquistador Miguel López de Legazpi Governor-General De Vera Spanish Encomenderos	The uprising failed when they were betrayed to the Spanish authorities by Antonio Surabao (Susabau) of Calamianes. The rebels were arrested, tried and found guilty of treason. Five leading members were exiled to Mexico: Pedro Balinguit (lord of Pandacan), Pitongatan (a prince of Tondo), Felipe Salonga (lord of Polo), Calao (a commander-in-chief of Tondo), and Agustín Manuguit (Minister of Tondo). They were the very first natives of the Philippines to settle in Mexico.
Cagayan Revolt (1565)	Ilocanos, Ibanag tribes	Spanish conquistadors Santiago de Vera	Ceasefire Tax system reformed
Magalat Revolt (Cagayan Valley – 1596)	Chief Magalat of Cagayan People of Cagayan valley	Spanish and Filipino colonial troops Pedro de Chaves	defeat of rebellion Death of Magalat
Igorot Revolt (Cordillera 1601)	Ifugao Clans and tribes Igorot people	Spanish conquistadors Francisco de Tello de Guzmán Captain Aranda Spanish colonial troops	Ceasefire The Spaniards were only able to gain nominal political and military control over them.
Sumuroi Revolt (1649-1650)	Agustin Sumuroy	Spanish conquistadors Spanish colonial troops	defeat Agustin Sumuroy was killed by his own men.
Battle of Manila (1762) (part of Seven Years' War)	Spanish garrison of Manila	British fleet and army with troops from East India Company (William Draper)	Manila and Cavite occupied by British until 1764 when treaty concludes war
Cavite Mutiny (1872)	Filipino workers Felipe Ginoves	Colonial government Governor General Rafael Izquierdo Sgt. Ferdinand La Madrid	defeat aftermath of the mutiny, all Filipino soldiers were disarmed and later sent into exile in Mindanao. Execution of Gomburza and other 44 mutineers.
Spanish Conquest of Mindanao (1888)	Sultanate of Maguindanao Sultan of Maguindanao Moro people	Spanish East Indies	Maguindanao become part of the Spanish East indies
Philippine Revolution
Battle of Imus (Imus, Cavite September 1–3, 1896)	First Philippine Republic Magdalo Baldomero Aguinaldo Jose Tagle Philippine Revolutionary Army Emilio Aguinaldo Magdiwang Andres Bonifacio Philippine Navy	Spanish Empire Ramón Blanco y Erenas Guardia Civil Spain Brig. General Ernesto de Aguirre †	Victory death of General Ernesto de Aguirre
Battle of Alapan (Imus, Cavite - May 28, 1898)	First Philippine Republic Philippine Revolutionary Army Emilio Aguinaldo Philippine Navy	Spanish Empire General Leopoldo Garcia Peña	Victory General Leopoldo Garcia Peña become prisoner of war.
Battle of Barrio Yoting (Pilar, Capiz, Visayas - December 3, 1898)	Teresa Magbanua Ilonggo Katipuneros	Spanish Empire Primo de Rivera ~400 cazadores and infanteria	victory
Philippine War of Independence (1895-1896)	First Philippine Republic Katipunan Philippine Revolutionary Army Emilio Aguinaldo Magdalo Magdiwang Andres Bonifacio Sultanate of Sulu (1895-1898) Sultan of Sulu moros	Spanish Empire Colonial Government	Signing of Pact of Biak-na-Bato. (1895) Establishment of First Philippine Republic with Emilio Aguinaldo as the first President Official establishment of the Philippine Revolutionary Army (1898)
First Republic-Commonwealth Periods
Siege of Baler (Baler, Aurora July 1, 1898 – June 2, 1899)	First Philippine Republic Philippine Revolutionary Army Gen.Teodorico Novicio Luna Cirilo Gomez Ortiz † Gen.Calixto Villacorta Antonio Santos Simon Ocampo Tecson	Spanish Empire Enrique de Las Morenas y Fossí † Juan Alonzo Zayas † Saturnino Martin Cerezo United States James Gilmore	Victory Baler held beyond official cessation of hostilities and cession of Philippine Islands; Failure of American relief efforts; Negotiated armistice June 2, 1899
Battle of Tirad Pass (December 2, 1899)	First Philippine Republic Philippine Revolutionary Army Gen.Gregorio Del Pilar† Francisco di Palmara †	United States US Army Peyton C. March Philippine Scouts	Defeat Fall of the defence line death of General Gregorio del Pilar
Philippine-American war (1899-1901/1915)	First Philippine Republic Philippine Revolutionary Army Sultanate of Sulu(1900-1905) Sultan of Sulu Moro's	United States US Army Philippine Scouts	Fall of the First Republic General Emilio Aguinaldo was captured and exiled. The establishment of the Insular Government.
Second World war
Japanese invasion of the Philippines (1941-1942) Japanese occupation of the Philippines (1942-1944) Allied liberation of the Philippines (1944-1945)	Commonwealth of the Philippines File:Philippine Commonwealth Army.logo.jpg Philippine Commonwealth Army File:Philippine Constabulary logo colored.svg Philippine Constabulary Philippine Scouts Recognized Guerrilla Units Hukbalahap Luis Taruc Philippine Navy Philippine Army Air Corps Philippine Air Force United States of America United States Army United States Marine Corps United States Navy United States Army Air Force	Empire of Japan Imperial Japanese Army Imperial Japanese Navy Imperial Japanese Army Air Service Second Philippine Republic Bureau of Constabulry Makapili	Defeat Fall of Bataan and Corregidor. Around the Japanese Invasion. Surrender of Filipino-American forces from the Japanese. Retreat Ongoing Commonwealth Military and Guerrilla war against Japanese occupation forces Victory Japanese forces on Philippines surrender by the Allied forces
Battle of Bataan (January 7-April 9, 1942) Battle of Corregidor (May 5–6, 1942)	Commonwealth of the Philippines File:Philippine Commonwealth Army.logo.jpg Philippine Commonwealth Army File:Philippine Constabulary logo colored.svg Philippine Constabulary Philippine Scouts United States Army Forces in the Far East (USAFFE) United States of America United States Marine Corps United States Navy	Empire of Japan Imperial Japanese Army Imperial Japanese Navy Imperial Japanese Army Air Service	Defeat Fall of Bataan and Corregidor during the Japanese Invasion. Surrender of Filipino-American forces to the Japanese.
Battle of Manila (February 3-March 3, 1945)	Commonwealth of the Philippines File:Philippine Commonwealth Army.logo.jpg Philippine Commonwealth Army United States of America United States Army	Empire of Japan Imperial Japanese Army Imperial Japanese Navy	Victory American troops and Filipino resistance liberate Santo Tomas Internment Camp, while the Filipino troops under the Commonwealth Army units are did not send and operated. Liberated Malacanang Palace from the U.S. 1st Cavalry Division and the Filipino guerrillas, while the Filipino troops under the Commonwealth Army units are did not send and operated. Sending of all 48,000 to 85,000 Filipino troops and military officers of the Philippine Commonwealth Army from the General Headquarters and Military Camp Base in Central and Southern Luzon and become to combat operated for the liberating battles in Manila and aiding guerrillas and Americans was attacking invaded from the Japanese Imperial Marines and Army forces. Fall of Old Spanish Walled City of Intramuros from the joint American and Filipino ground troops aiding resistance force. End for the Battle for the Liberation of Manila was finally cleared, U.S. and Filipino troops liberated around the capital city from the Japanese.
Battle of Bessang Pass (June 14, 1945)	Commonwealth of the Philippines File:Philippine Commonwealth Army.logo.jpg Philippine Commonwealth Army File:Philippine Constabulary logo colored.svg Philippine Constabulary United States Army Forces in the Philippines - Northern Luzon (USAFIP-NL) United States of America United States Army United States Army Air Forces	Empire of Japan Imperial Japanese Army	Victory Notable of First Filipino military victory during the liberation campaign
Cold War era
Korean War (1950-1953)	United Nations Command including forces from: South Korea United States United Kingdom Canada Turkey Australia Ethiopia Philippines New Zealand Thailand Greece France Colombia Belgium South Africa Netherlands Luxembourg	North Korea Soviet Union China	Korean Armistice Agreement leading to division of the Korean peninsula with the establishment of separate North Korea and South Korea nations and the Korean Demilitarized Zone between countries.
Battle of Yultong (Yultong, South Korea 1951)	United Nations Command 10th Bn Combat Team Philippine Expeditionary Forces Dionisio S. Ojeda	44th Division PVA (under Xiang Shouzhi)	US 3rd Infantry Division successfully withdraws
Vietnam war
Vietnam War (1964–1973)	South Vietnam United States South Korea Thailand Australia New Zealand Philippines Kingdom of Laos	North Vietnam Viet Cong Khmer Rouge Pathet Lao North Korea China Soviet Union	Paris Peace Accords lead to withdrawal of American forces from Indochina. Communist governments take power in South Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos
Civil War (Marcos dictatorship - Fifth Republic)
Moro insurgency (March 29, 1969 – ongoing) Operation Enduring Freedom in the Philippines (January 15, 2002 – ongoing)	Republic of the Philippines Armed Forces of the Philippines Ground Force Naval Force Philippine Marine Corps Air Force Philippine National Police (PNP) Special Action Force Philippine Coast Guard United States of America United States Army United States Marine Corps United States Navy United States Air Force United States Coast Guard	Moro National Liberation Front File:MILFflag.jpg Moro Islamic Liberation Front (until 2014) Abu Sayyaf Rajah Sulaiman Movement Jemaah Islamiyah Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters MILF rogue factions Khilafah Islamiyah Supported by Egypt Libya (2011) Afghanistan	Ongoing
Zamboanga City crisis (September 9–28, 2013)	Republic of the Philippines Office of the President Benigno Aquino III City of Zamboanga Mayor Maria Isabelle Armed Forces of the Philippines Ground Force 1st Scout Ranger Regiment Naval Force Philippine Marine Corps(Hukbong Kawal Pandagat) Air Force Philippine National Police (PNP) Special Action Force (Tagaligtas) Philippine Coast Guard SWAT	Bangsamoro Republik Nur Misuari Ustadz Habier Malik Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) Moro Islamic Liberation Front(MILF) Jihad movements Abu Sayaf Jemaah Islamiyah	Victory of government Peace agreement between rebels and the government Signing of Bangsamoro Framework Agreement Establishment of the Bangsamoro autonomous government. Dissolution of the Bangsamoro Republik
Communist insurgency (1970s- present)	Republic of the Philippines Armed Forces of the Philippines Ground Force Naval Force Philippine Marine Corps Air Force Philippine National Police (PNP) Special Action Force Philippine Coast Guard	Communist Party of the Philippines File:NPA.png New People's Army National Democratic Front Supported by China Libya (2011)	Ongoing
1990 Mindanao crisis (October 4 – 6, 1990)	Republic of the Philippines Aquino Government Corazon Aquino Armed Forces of the Philippines Renato de Villa	Federal Republic of Mindanao Col. Alexander Noble parts of the 4th Infantry Division	Victory Arrest of Col. Alexander Noble Disestablishment of the Federal Republic of Mindanao

Gallery

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  The Head Axe ,used by the Head-hunters of Kalinga people , A fearsome Melee weapon in Cordillera (Specially against the Ifugao peoples during the Proto-history).
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  A Warrior holding a Sibat (Spear) and shield.
• The Battle of Mactan (1521) - Earliest Recorded Military Action against Western invasions.
  The Battle of Mactan (1521) - Earliest Recorded Military Action against Western invasions.
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  Soldiers of Philippine Revolution (1896)
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  Inauguration of the First Republic
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  Soldiers at the Siege of Baler
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  Philippine Army in the Philippine-American war, (at the battle of Paceo - 1900)
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  Filipino Soldiers outside Manila,1899.
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  The coffins of fallen American Soldiers, (1906).
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  a World War-II Propaganda poster of Philippine Army of its Resistance against the Japanese Invasion. (1941)
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  Defence of a Filipina Woman's Honour, A Second world war-Propaganda painting by Fernando Amorsolo
• A Sherman tank in the Battle of Manila (1945)
  A Sherman tank in the Battle of Manila (1945)
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  Korean War (1950s)
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  The massacred villagers of Phong Nhi (Vietnam war).
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  the flag of Federal Republic of Mindanao by Col. Alexander Noble,during 1990 Mindanao Crisis.

See also

• Military history of the Philippines
• Philippine revolts against Spain
• Cultural achievements of pre-colonial Philippines

References

Notes

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External links

• http://scholarspace.manoa.hawaii.edu/bitstream/handle/10125/15372/301.The%20Philippines%20A%20story%20of%20a%20Nation.PDF?sequence=1
• Wars of the Philippines