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Battle of Manila (1898) Coordinates: 14°35′N 121°0′E. Battle of Manila. Part of the Philippine Revolution and Spanish–American War. "Raising the American flag over Fort Santiago, Manila, on the evening of August 13, 1898." drawing from Harper's Pictorial History of the War with Spain.
- August 13, 1898
- Manila, Philippines
In Paris on December 10, 1898, the United States paid Spain $20 million to annex the entire Philippine archipelago. The outraged Filipinos, led by Aguinaldo, prepared for war. Once again ...
The battle took place in Manila Bay in the Philippines, and was the first major engagement of the Spanish–American War. The battle was one of the most decisive naval battles in history and marked the end of the Spanish colonial period in Philippine history.
- 1 May 1898
- American victory
The following day, May 20, 1898, seventy two Filipino (Spanish military) volunteers from San Roque and Caridad armed with Remington and Mauser rifles surrendered to General Aguinaldo and they were dispatched to Dalahican, Cavite to prevent the Spanish soldiers from entering Cavite Puerto.
Spanish admiral’s flag captured by United States gunboat Petrel from the cruiser Isla de Luzon during the Battle of Manila Bay. General History. The Battle of Manila Bay was one of two major American naval victories in the Spanish-American War.
The red side-up orientation of the flag was used by the First Philippine Republic during the Philippine–American War from 1899 to 1901, by the Philippine Commonwealth during World War II from 1941 to 1945, by the Japanese-sponsored Philippine Republic when it declared war against the United Kingdom and the United States in 1944, by soldiers ...
The white triangle stands for equality; the blue stripe stands for peace, truth, and justice; and the red stripe represents patriotism and valor. The eight sun rays symbolize the first eight provinces in the Philippines that revolted against Spanish colonization.
