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In 1646, a series of five naval actions known as the Battles of La Naval de Manila was fought between the forces of Spain and the Dutch Republic, as part of the Eighty Years' War. Although the Spanish forces consisted of just two Manila galleons and a galley with crews composed mainly of Filipino volunteers, against three separate Dutch ...
(part of Seven Years' War) Spanish Empire. Spanish Philippines. Spanish garrison of Manila Great Britain. British fleet; East India Company. William Draper; Spanish defeat. Manila and Cavite was occupied by the British until 1764 when a treaty concluded the war. Spanish Conquest of Mindanao The Moros on their proas. Sulu Sultanate. Maguindanao ...
Wounded Japanese troops surrender to US and Filipino soldiers in Manila, 1945. The military history of the Philippines is characterized by wars between Philippine kingdoms [1] and its neighbors in the precolonial era and then a period of struggle against colonial powers such as Spain and the United States, occupation by the Empire of Japan during World War II and participation in Asian ...
In 1646, a series of five naval actions known as the Battles of La Naval de Manila was fought between the forces of Spain and the Dutch Republic, as part of the Eighty Years' War. Although the Spanish forces consisted of just two Manila galleons and a galley with crews composed mainly of Filipino volunteers, against three separate Dutch ...
The Treaty of Paris was signed between Spain and the United States, formally ending Spanish rule to the islands and the Spanish-American war. [9] Despite attempts by the Filipino government, there were no Filipinos in the treaty. On February 4, 1899, fighting broke out between the Filipino and American forces, beginning the Philippine ...
Among the nobility were leaders called datus, responsible for ruling autonomous groups called barangay or dulohan. [6] When these barangays banded together, either to form a larger settlement [ 6 ] or a geographically looser alliance group, [ 7 ] the more esteemed among them would be recognized as a "paramount datu", [ 6 ] [ 18 ] rajah , or ...
Lapulapu [2] [3] [4] (fl. 1521) or Lapu-Lapu, whose name was first recorded as Çilapulapu, [5] was a datu (chief) of Mactan, an island now part of the Philippines.Lapulapu is known for the 1521 Battle of Mactan, where he and his men defeated Spanish forces led by Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan and his native allies Rajah Humabon and Datu Zula.
Pre-colonial Filipinos made excellent armor for use on the battlefield, and swords were an important part of native weaponry. In some parts of the Philippines, armor was made from diverse materials such as cordage , bamboo, tree bark, sharkskin, and water buffalo hide to deflect piercing blows by cutlasses or spear points.