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Balisong. Golok - used as a primary sword for enlisted officers. Barong knife. Spike bayonet. Dahong palay. Kampilan. Parang - Used primarily in Visayas and Mindanao. Kris or Kalis had been used in the revolution by the Moros of Mindanao. The Gulok used as a primary saber of enlisted officers.
Revolutionary Government from June 23, 1898 to January 22, 1899. Philippine Republic from January 22, 1899 to perhaps November 13, 1899, when Aguinaldo decided to disperse his army and begin guerrilla war. Marching Filipino soldiers during the inauguration of the First Philippine Republic in Malolos on January 23, 1899.
Mauser rifles were used by the Luna Sharpshooters and the Black Guards. The Luna Sharpshooters, also known as the " Marksmen of Death " (Spanish: Tiradores de la Muerte), was an elite unit formed by General Antonio Luna to serve under the Philippine Revolutionary Army. They became famous for fighting fiercer than the regular Filipino army soldiers.
Yo-Yo [c] - In the Philippines around 1500, the Yo-Yo was a weapon. It consisted of a four pound stone attached to a rope about 20 feet long. Tribesmen used it in two ways. When hunting, they stood off to one side, held one end of the rope and threw the rock towards the legs of an animal.
The Battle of San Juan del Monte, also referred to as Battle of Pinaglabanan, took place on August 30, 1896. It is considered as the first major battle of the Philippine Revolution, which sought Philippine independence from Spain. The first battle cry of the Katipunan coincided with the pealing of church bells at nine o'clock on the night of ...
M1903 Springfield. M1911 pistol. M1917 Browning machine gun. M1917 Enfield. M1917 Revolver. M1918 Browning automatic rifle. M1919 Browning machine gun. M1941 Johnson machine gun. M1941 Johnson rifle.
The Philippine Revolution(Filipino: Himagsikang Pilipinoor Rebolusyong Pilipino; Spanish: Revolución Filipinaor Guerra Tagala)[7]was a war of independencewaged by the revolutionary organization Katipunanagainst the Spanish Empirefrom 1896 to 1898. It was the culmination of the 333-year colonial rule of Spainin the archipelago.
The Battle of Manila (Filipino: Labanan sa Maynila; Spanish: Batalla de Manila), the first and largest battle of the Philippine–American War, was fought on February 4–5, 1899, between 19,000 American soldiers and 15,000 Filipino armed militiamen. Armed conflict broke out when American troops, under orders to turn away insurgents from their ...