Battle of the Philippines
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Battle of the Philippines may refer to several wars, military campaigns, and major battles which have been fought in the Philippine Islands, including:
- The Philippine RevolutionPhilippine RevolutionThe Philippine Revolution , called the "Tagalog War" by the Spanish, was an armed military conflict between the people of the Philippines and the Spanish colonial authorities which resulted in the secession of the Philippine Islands from the Spanish Empire.The Philippine Revolution began in August...
(1896 - 98), called the "Tagalog War" by the Spanish, a military conflict between the people of the Philippines and the Spanish colonial authorities - The Battle of Manila Bay (1898) during the Spanish American War
- The Philippine–American War (1899 - 1902), sometimes known as the "Philippine War of Independence", an armed conflict between the Philippines and the United States
- The Philippines Campaign (1941–42), the conquest of the Philippine Islands by the Japan Empire during World War II in December '41 - May '42, including these significant battles:
- The Battle of BataanBattle of BataanThe Battle of Bataan represented the most intense phase of Imperial Japan's invasion of the Philippines during World War II. The capture of the Philippine Islands was crucial to Japan's effort to control the Southwest Pacific, seize the resource-rich Dutch East Indies, and protect its Southeast...
on Luzon Island - The Battle of CorregidorBattle of CorregidorThe Battle for Corregidor was the culmination of the Japanese campaign for the conquest of the Philippines. The fall of Bataan on 9 April 1942 ended all organized opposition by the U.S...
of 1942 on Corregidor Island in Manila Bay
- The Battle of Bataan
- The Philippines Campaign (1944–45), the long American and Filipino land, sea, and aviation campaign of October '44 though August '45 over allied combantants. Major battles in this campaign included:
- The U.S. Army's and Philippine Army's Battle of LeyteBattle of LeyteThe Battle of Leyte in the Pacific campaign of World War II was the invasion and conquest of the island of Leyte in the Philippines by American and Filipino guerrilla forces under the command of General Douglas MacArthur, who fought against the Imperial Japanese Army in the Philippines led by...
(October - November '44) - The Naval Battle of Leyte GulfBattle of Leyte GulfThe Battle of Leyte Gulf, also called the "Battles for Leyte Gulf", and formerly known as the "Second Battle of the Philippine Sea", is generally considered to be the largest naval battle of World War II and, by some criteria, possibly the largest naval battle in history.It was fought in waters...
(October '44) - The Naval Battle of Surigao Strait (October '44)
- The Naval Battle off SamarBattle off SamarThe Battle off Samar was the centermost action of the Battle of Leyte Gulf, one of the largest naval battles in history, which took place in the Philippine Sea off Samar Island, in the Philippines on 25 October 1944...
(October '44) - The U.S. Army's and Philippine Army's Battle of MindoroBattle of MindoroThe Battle of Mindoro was a battle in World War II between forces of the United States and Japan, in Mindoro Island in the central Philippines, from 13-16 December 1944, during the Philippines campaign....
- The U.S. Army's Battle of Lingayen Gulf (January '45)
- The U.S. Army's and Philippine Army's Battle of LuzonBattle of LuzonThe Battle of Luzon was a land battle fought as part of the Pacific Theater of Operations of World War II by the Allied forces of the U.S., its colony The Philippines, and Mexico against forces of the Empire of Japan. The battle resulted in a U.S. and Filipino victory...
- The Battle of Corregidor (1945) on Corregidor Island in Manila Bay
- The U.S. Army's and Philippine Army's Battle of Manila (1945)
- The U.S. Army's and Philippine Army's Battle of the VisayasBattle of the Visayasright|thumb|250px|Map of U.S. operations in Southern Philippines, 1945thumb|250px|right|Japanese troops surrender to 40th Division, September 1945The Battle of the Visayas was fought by U.S...
- The U.S. Army's and Philippine Army's Battle of MindanaoBattle of MindanaoThe Battle of Mindanao was fought by United States forces and allied Filipino guerrillas against the Japanese from 10 March-15 August 1945 at Mindanao island in the Philippine Archipelago, in a series of actions officially designated as Operation VICTOR V, and part of the campaign for the...
- The U.S. Army's and Philippine Army's Battle of Leyte