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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.
Marching Filipino soldiers during the inauguration of the First Philippine Republic in Malolos on January 23, 1899. The Philippine Revolutionary Army (Spanish: Ejército Revolucionario Filipino; Tagalog: Panghimagsikang Hukbong Katihan ng Pilipinas), later renamed Philippine Republican Army, [4] was the army of the First Philippine Republic from its formation in March 1897 to its dissolution ...
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 ...
54 killed. 18 wounded [6] The Balangiga massacre was an incident in which the residents of the town of Balangiga on the island of Samar conducted a surprise attack on an occupying unit of the US 9th Infantry, killing 54. [7][8][9] The incident is also known as the Balangiga encounter, Balangiga incident, [10] or Balangiga conflict. [3]
The Cry of Pugad ng Parrot (Filipino: Sigaw sa Pugad Lawin, Spanish: Grito de Pugad Lawin) was the beginning of the Philippine Revolution against the Spanish Empire. [1]In late August 1896, members of the Katipunan [a] led by Andrés Bonifacio revolted somewhere around Caloocan, which included parts of the present-day Quezon City.
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.
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.