1899 – 1902
America's war to 'liberate' the Philippines from Spain became a war against the Philippines' own independence movement. The First Philippine Republic fought the United States for three years — first in pitched battles, then as guerrillas — in a brutal counterinsurgency that killed over 4,200 Americans and some 200,000 Filipinos, and made the United States a colonial power in Asia.
Chapter-by-chapter narrative with maps, primary sources, and key events.
Explore battles on a live map with a timeline slider and territory overlays.
Deep-dive into every major engagement — commanders, casualties, significance.
Biographical flip cards with real portraits, facts, and full biography pages.
Trace each figure's full life journey — birth, education, battles, and death — on a live map.
Scroll-driven visualization of casualties — each dot a thousand lives.
Weapons, war machines, and the military innovations that defined how this conflict was fought.
Cause-and-effect chains tracing the war's long shadow on history.
War crimes, massacres, and the darkest chapters of this conflict — documented for history.
America's war to 'liberate' the Philippines from Spain became a war against the Philippines' own independence movement. The First Philippine Republic fought the United States for three years — first in pitched battles, then as guerrillas — in a brutal counterinsurgency that killed over 4,200 Americans and some 200,000 Filipinos, and made the United States a colonial power in Asia.
The Philippine-American War was fought from 1899 to 1902.
The Philippine-American War was fought between United States and Philippine Republic.
An estimated 224,200 people died in The Philippine-American War, including roughly 24,200 military and 200,000 civilian deaths. Figures are scholarly estimates and vary by source.
Major engagements included Battle of Manila, Capture of Malolos, Battle of Zapote Bridge, and Battle of Caloocan.