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The Moro Rebellion (1902–1913) was an armed conflict between the Moro people and the United States military during the Philippine–American War.
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The armed struggle against the Spanish, Americans, Japanese,...
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The Spanish–Moro conflict (Spanish: La Guerra Español y Moro; Tagalog: Sagupaang Kastila at Moro, Labanang Kastila at Moro) was a series of battles in the Philippines lasting several centuries.
- 1565-1898 (333 years)
- Zamboanga, Sulu, Mindanao, Visayas, Palawan
The armed struggle against the Spanish, Americans, Japanese, and Christian Filipinos is considered by current Moro Muslim leaders to be part of a four-century-long "national liberation movement" of the Bangsamoro (Moro Nation).
- Background of The Moro Rebellion
- Who Were The Moro?
- The Rebellion
- Commanders on Both Sides
- The Fighting
- Result and Aftermath
In February, 1899, the Philippine-American War began. This war was fought between Filipino revolutionaries who wanted to end colonial rule and the American army. The American army, after defeating Spain in the Spanish-American War of 1898, started advancing into different parts of Philippines in order to cement American control over them. This brou...
Moro refers to the ethnic Muslims who lived in the southern area of Philippines. Due to differences in religion and culture, the Moro people had fought for their independence for many centuries. They resisted the Filipino armies and later the Spanish armies when Philippines came under Spanish control. In this struggle, they were quite successful as...
The American government wanted the Moro people to accept American administration and colonial rule. The Moro people refused and under the leadership of the Sultan of Sulu, they started to fight against the American soldiers arriving in their territories. This led to many battles between the two sides. Even when the Philippine-American War was offic...
The important commanders on the Moro side, during the rebellion, were the Sulu Sultan, Jikiri and Panglima Hassan. The Moro fighters were usually poorly armed, wielding spears and other conventional weapons as well as bayonets. The important commanders on the American side included Major General Leonard Wood and Brigadier General John J. Pershing. ...
Very few conventional battles took place between the Moro people and the American forces. The Moro knew that they were outnumbered and had inferior weapons compared to the Americans. So they resorted to guerrilla tactics such as attacking camps of American soldiers, suicide attacks and other stealth tactics.
The American combination of military campaigns and peace treaties with different Moro tribes finally helped put an end to the rebellion. All Moro fighters were disarmed in 1911 although occasional, small-scale rebellions continued until 1914. Learn More about the Moro Rebellion 1899 at Wikipedia
The Moro Rebellion (1901-1913) occurred after the conclusion of the Philippine-American War and involved sporadic confrontations between the Muslim Filipinos living in the southern part of the Philippines and the American soldiers there to oversee the transition from Spanish rule to U.S. oversight.
US military officers and soldiers from Michigan reported on what they called the “Moro Rebellion” between 1903-1913, providing a glimpse of the role of Michigan Men in the war and colonization of the Moro people.
This article is about the post-colonial-era insurgency. For the conflict with the United States of 1899–1913, see Moro Rebellion. For the pre-1899 conflict, see Spanish–Moro conflict. For the series of attacks over Sabah, see Cross border attacks in Sabah.
