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

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 ...

The insurrection followed the U.S. taking control of the Philippines from Spain during the Spanish-American War in 1898. “For me as the researcher who discovered the relevant documents and their ...

The Philippines was the valuable Spanish colony in Asia. The British were able to capture both ports, but they held limited ...

On Feb. 1, 2025, American and Filipino dignitaries, military leaders and local officials gathered at the Cabanatuan ...

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 ...

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.

The Philippine-American War took place 1898-1902, following the Spanish-American War, when the United States annexed the Philippines, only granting full independence to the country in 1946.