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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.
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.
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.
By the time the revolution began in August 1896, Cavite was one of the first provinces in the Philippines to declare independence from Spain. Earlier in the war, the Filipino revolutionaries under the Supremo Andres Bonifacio, the leader and the instigator of the revolution, attempted to invest then take Manila by force, but was stymied by severe lack of decent weapons in their part as well as ...
Felipe Salvador (26 May 1870 at Baliuag, Bulacan – 15 April 1912), also known as Apo Ipe or Ápûng Ipê Salvador, was a Filipino revolutionary who founded the Santa Iglesia (Holy Church), a messianic society that was categorized as "colorum" [1] which had the aim of defeating and overthrowing the occupational government of the United States in the Philippines.
Artemio Ricarte y García (October 20, 1866 – July 31, 1945) was a Filipino general during the Philippine Revolution and the Philippine–American War.He is regarded as the Father of the Philippine Army, [1] and the first Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (March 22, 1897- January 22, 1899) though the present Philippine Army descended from the American-allied forces that ...
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.
José Torres Bugallón y Gonzales (August 28, 1873 – February 4, 1899) was a Filipino military officer who fought and served the Spanish Government during the Philippine Revolution against the revolutionaries and joins the Philippine Revolutionary Army during the Philippine–American War. He is known as the "Hero of the Battle of La Loma ...