Troops on the march, Spanish American War. Artist Glackens ... Admiral George Dewey's exploits in the Philippines also captured the public's imagination and in the long run proved more significant.

Aguinaldo defeated Spanish forces in several battles and ... By the end of the Philippine War in 1902, more 40,000 Filipinos and 4,000 American soldiers were dead.

Furthermore, the Filipinos had no desire to trade Spanish rule for American rule and violently resisted occupation by U.S. forces. The notably dirty Philippine-American War that followed from 1899 ...

On Feb. 6, 1899, Congress approved the Treaty of Paris, which also ceded the Philippines, Puerto Rico and Guam to the U.S.

For a long time, these jungled islands were known as sites of war between the Philippine military and ... before the arrival of Portuguese and Spanish explorers and colonizers.

For over 10 years the Moro National Liberation Front has been waging a war of secession against ... las companas" (under the bells), into Spanish organized pueblos. This set a pattern that is evident ...

Following their victory over Spain in the Battle of Manila Bay in May 1898, the U.S. acquired the Philippines through the Treaty of Paris, ending the Spanish-American War. 4. Philippine ...

After the defeat of the Spanish in the Spanish-American War of 1898, Cebuanos stormed the fort and raised the Philippine flag aloft. The square is now known as Plaza Independencia. Scattered ...