| Conflict: | Hassan uprising |
| Partof: | Moro Rebellion |
| Date: | October 1903 – March 1904 |
| Place: | Sulu Sultanate |
| Result: | American victory |
| Combatant2: | Moro people Sultanate of Sulu |
| Commander1: | Colonel H. Scott |
| Commander2: | Datu Panglima Hassan[1] [2] Usap Laksamana[3] |
| Strength1: | approx. 400–500 |
| Strength2: | Unknown |
The Hassan uprising was a rebellion among the Moro people of Jolo during the Moro Rebellion.[4] It was led by a Muslim datu named Datu Hassan, the youngest son of the Great Raja Muda Ammang. Panglima Hassan had assembled followers in Jolo's Crater Lake region, preparing to attack Jolo.[5] Leonard Wood led a force of 1,250 soldiers, including Robert L. Bullard's 28th Infantry, in an attack on "Hassan's Palace", the "strongest cotta in the Sulu Archipelago".[5] The Moro's fled and the Americans burned the fort.[5] Hassan surrendered but then escaped,[6] which led Wood to destroy every hostile cotta he encountered, resulting in the death of Datu Andung on Mount Suliman.[5] Although never capturing Hassan, Wood did end up killing 1,500 Moros, which included women and children.[5]
The uprising ended in March 1904, when Hassan and two others were cornered by 400 men under Scott's command at Bud Bagsak.[5] It took 34 gunshots to finally kill Hassan.[5] [7] The Moros only had a few rifles and kris blades. The injured Hassan holding a kris in his mouth almost reached an American who was injured.[8] [9] [10] [11] It was only a head shot with a .45 caliber which killed Hassan since an American was about get hacked with a barong wielded by Hassan despite being shot 32 times already by Krag rifle bullets.[12]