Battle of Siranaya
| Battle of Siranaya | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Moro |
 United States | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Datu Ali |
 Leonard Wood | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| several thousand of Moro warriors |
5 companies artillery battery | ||||||
The Battle of Siranaya was a battle fought between the Philippines and the United States during the Philippine–American War. Leonard Wood led a force against Datu Ali in the Cotabato Valley in retaliation for refusing to obey an antislavery law.[1]: 110 Wood used a force of five companies and an artillery battery with a 3.2 inch piece to attack Ali's cotta and several thousand Moros.[1]: 110–111 The cotta surrendered after two days of American shelling but not before Ali and most of his men fled.[1]: 112
The Moros left behind 21 Spanish cannons and 72 Lantakas.[1]: 112 Secretary of War William Taft criticized Wood afterwards for the excessive use of force and brutality.[1]: 112