Modern era · 1899
Battle of Manila
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 and 15,000 Filipino soldiers. Armed conflict erupted when American troops, tasked with preventing the Filipino encampment from moving closer, fired on a nearby group.
- When
- 4 Feb 1899 – 5 Feb 1899
- Where
- Manila
- Era
- Modern
Topics
Before and after
Text from the Wikipedia article Battle of Manila (1899), CC BY-SA 4.0