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 |
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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
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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
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Moro Rebellion (1902–1913) |
File:Flag of the United States (1896-1908).svg United States | Moro sultanates | American victory
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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 |
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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
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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.
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 |
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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
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Moro conflict (1991–present) |
File:Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines |
File:MNLF flag.svg Moro National Liberation Front |
Ongoing
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Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Year indicates the duration of the Philippines' involvement in the war
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Main combatants only. Minor involvement only included if it is by the Philippines
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Main combatants only
- ↑ Conflict started in 1896 between the Katipunan and Spanish colonial authorities in the Philippines. Date indicates the declaration of independence of the Philippines
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Japanese puppet state
References
- ↑ Grace Estela C. Mateo. "The Philippines : A Story of a Nation" (PDF). Scholarspace.manoa.hawaii.edu. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Jagel, Matthew. ""Showing Its Flag": The United States, The Philippines, and the Vietnam War" (PDF). Northern Illinois University. Retrieved July 5, 2019.
- ↑ 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.