List of wars involving the Philippines

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This is a list of direct armed conflicts involving the Philippines since its founding during the Philippine revolution.[1] This excludes battles widely regarded to be part of a larger war and isolated military engagements.

List

Legend
  Philippine victory
  Philippine defeat
  Stalemate
  Ongoing conflict

Spanish colonial era

Wars involving the Philippines from the Philippine Revolution until the United States-Philippines War.

Conflict[lower-alpha 1] Philippines (and allies)[lower-alpha 2] Opponents[lower-alpha 3] Results
Philippine Revolution
(1898)[lower-alpha 4]
File:Flag of the Philippines (1898–1901).svg Filipino Revolutionaries File:Flag of Spain (1785–1873, 1875–1931).svg Spanish Empire Philippine victory
Philippine–American War
(1899–1902)
File:Flag of the Philippines (1898–1901).svg Philippines File:Flag of the United States (1896-1908).svg United States American victory
Moro Rebellion
(1902–1913)
File:Flag of the United States (1896-1908).svg United States Moro sultanates American victory

American colonial era

Wars involving the United States-administered Philippines until July 4, 1946.

Conflict[lower-alpha 1] Philippines (and allies)[lower-alpha 2] Opponents[lower-alpha 3] Results
World War II
(Pacific theater)
(1941–1945)
File:Flag of the United States (1896-1908).svg United States File:Merchant flag of Japan (1870).svg Empire of Japan Allied and Commonwealth victory
File:Merchant flag of Japan (1870).svg Empire of Japan File:Flag of the United States (1896-1908).svg United States See above

Cold War era

Wars involving the Philippines from July 4, 1946 until the end of the Cold War era in 1991.

Conflict[lower-alpha 1] Philippines (and allies)[lower-alpha 2] Opponents[lower-alpha 3] Results
Hukbalahap Rebellion
(1942–1954)
File:Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg Philippines File:Hukbalahap flag.svg Hukbalahap Philippine government victory
Korean War
(1950–1953)[2]
File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea
File:Flag of the United States.svg United States
File:Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea
File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China
File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union
Stalemate
File:Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg Philippines (combat support)[2]
Vietnam War
(1964–1973)[3]
File:Flag of South Vietnam.svg South Vietnam
File:Flag of the United States.svg United States
File:Flag of North Vietnam (1955–1975).svg North Vietnam
File:FNL Flag.svg Viet Cong and PRG
File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China
File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union
File:Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea
North Vietnamese victory
  • Unification of Vietnam
File:Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg Philippines(civic support)[4]
Communist rebellion
(1969–1991)
File:Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg Philippines

Supported by:

File:Flag of the Communist Party of the Philippines (alternative II).svg Communist Party of the Philippines See contemporary era
Moro conflict
(1968–1991)
File:Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg Philippines

File:MNLF flag.svg Moro National Liberation Front
File:Flag of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front.svg Moro Islamic Liberation Front (from 1977)
File:Flag of Jihad.svg Other Jihadist groups (from 1991)

See contemporary era

Contemporary era

Wars involving the Philippines from the end of the Cold War era in 1991 to present.

Conflict Philippines (and allies)[lower-alpha 2] Opponents[lower-alpha 3] Results
New People's Army rebellion
(1991–present)
File:Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines

Supported by:

File:Flag of the Communist Party of the Philippines (alternative II).svg Communist Party of the Philippines Ongoing
  • Peace talks with the communist party
Moro conflict
(1991–present)
File:Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines

File:MNLF flag.svg Moro National Liberation Front
File:Flag of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front.svg Moro Islamic Liberation Front
File:Flag of Jihad.svg Other Jihadist groups

Ongoing
  • Peace deal with the MNLF signed in 1996
  • Peace deal with the MILF signed in 2014 and creation of Bangsamoro autonomous region

Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Year indicates the duration of the Philippines' involvement in the war
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Main combatants only. Minor involvement only included if it is by the Philippines
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Main combatants only
  4. Conflict started in 1896 between the Katipunan and Spanish colonial authorities in the Philippines. Date indicates the declaration of independence of the Philippines
  5. 5.0 5.1 Japanese puppet state

References

  1. Grace Estela C. Mateo. "The Philippines : A Story of a Nation" (PDF). Scholarspace.manoa.hawaii.edu. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Hicap, Jonathan (September 20, 2020). "South Korea honors Filipino soldiers who fought in Korean War". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
  3. Jagel, Matthew. ""Showing Its Flag": The United States, The Philippines, and the Vietnam War" (PDF). Northern Illinois University. Retrieved July 5, 2019.
  4. Larsen, Stanley Robert; Collins, James Lawton Jr. (1985). "Chapter III: The Philippine". Allied Participation in Vietnam. Washington, D.C.: United States Department of the Army. Retrieved March 6, 2022.

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