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Event war East Asia

Philippine-American War

1899 CE – 1902 CE

After the U.S. acquired the Philippines from Spain, Filipino independence forces fought a guerrilla war against American occupation.

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Armed Philippine-American conflict (1899–1902)

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Conflict · East Asia

Philippine-American War

1899 CE – 1902 CE

After the U.S. acquired the Philippines from Spain, Filipino independence forces fought a guerrilla war against American occupation. The brutal conflict killed an estimated 200,000-1,000,000 Filipino civilians and marked the U.S.'s entry into imperial colonialism.

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