THE FILIPINO- AMERICAN WAR

Private William Grayson- an American soldier who shot a Filipino soldier who crossed
the bridge of San Juan, Manila on Feb 4,1899.
Significant events that took place within the period of the Filipino- American War:
1. February 5, 1899- The first and largest battle of the Philippine- American War, the
Battle of Manila where the Americans drove the Filipino army out of manila.
2. June 2, 1899- the Malolos Congress of the First Filipino Republic enacted and
ratified a Declaration of War with the United State.
3. June 5, 1899- General Antonio Luna, the founder of the Philippines first military
academy.
4. June 13,1899- the Battle of Zapote Bridge in Manila between the 5,000 Filipinos
under the command of General Maximo Hizon and the 3,000 men of General
Henry Ware Lawton took place. It was the second largest battle of the PhilippineAmerican Battle.
5. November 13, 1899- President Emilio Aguinaldo announce that guerrilla
warfare means a military tactic which used ambushes.
6. December 2, 1899- the Battle of Triad Pass, also referred to as the Philippine
Thermopylae
7. March 5, 1901- The Battle of Lonoy in Bohol was abloody American reversed
ambush launched on Filipino.
8. March 23, 1901- President Emilio Aguinaldo was capture in Palanan, Isabela by
Brigadier General Frederic Funston and his American troops pretended to be
captives of the Macabebe warriors who arrived in Palanan
9. April 1, 1901- Aguinaldo appealed to all Filipinos to accept the sovereignty of the
United States
10. September 28, 1901- the Balangiga Massacre in Balangiga , Samar was referred
to the U.S Armys worst defeat since the Battle of Little Bighorn in 1876.
11. April 13, 1902- General Miguel Malvar surrenderd to American General Franklin
Bell mainly due to the desertion of his top officers and put to an end to the
sufferings of his countrymen.
12. September 25, 1903-General Simeon Ola, the last Filipino general, surrendered
to Governor Better and Colonel Harry Bandholtz in Albay.
1902- declaration of the Philippine American Wars end
General Macario Sakay- He established the Tagalog Republic in Luzon where he as
for the freedom of all provinces and made a manifesto stating the fundamental right for
Philippine independence.

Rosa Sevilla Alvero- who became part of the La Independencia

Antonio Luna- founder of newspaper

Victorina Laktaw- who lead in poentry writing in El Heraldo Filipino

Trinidad Tecson- called as the Mother of Biak-na-Bato by Emilio Aguinaldo
and Mother of Mercy, Mother of the Philippine Red Cross.
Teresa Magbanua- known as Nay-isa and regarded as the Visayan Joan of
Arc in Ilo-ilo.
Gregoria Montoya- known as Henerala Gregoria and Joan of Arc of Cavite
Marcela Marcelo- known as Selang Bagsik

THE LEGACY OF THE PHILIPPINE REVOLUTION

The founding of the Iglesia Filipina Andependiente, or the Philippine Independent

Church and also known as the Aglipayan Chuch was a tangible legacy of the
Philippine Revolution.
Gregorio Aglipay a former Catholic priest in Ilocos Norte and later became a
Freemason in 1918
Its official separation from the Catholic Church was proclaimed in 1902 by the
members of the Union Obrera Democratica Filipina ( the first organized labor
union in the Philippines)