List of wars involving the Philippines explained

This is a list of direct armed conflicts involving the Philippines since its founding during the Philippine revolution.^[1] This excludes battles widely regarded to be part of a larger war and isolated military engagements.

List

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Spanish colonial era

Wars involving the Philippines from the Philippine Revolution until the United States-Philippines War.

Conflict	Philippines (and allies)	Opponents	Results
Philippine Revolution (1898)	Filipino Revolutionaries	Spanish Empire Spanish East Indies	Philippine victory Declaration of Philippine Independence Establishment of First Philippine Republic
Philippine–American War (1899–1902)	Philippines	United States	American victory The Philippines becomes an unincorporated territory of the United States Collapse of the First Philippine Republic
Moro Rebellion (1902–1913)	United States Philippine Islands	Moro sultanates Sultanate of Sulu Sultanate of Maguindanao Confederate States of Lanao	American victory Total annexation of the Philippine Islands Formation of the Department of Mindanao and Sulu

American colonial era

Wars involving the United States-administered Philippines until July 4, 1946.

Conflict	Philippines (and allies)	Opponents	Results
World War II (Pacific theater) (1941–1945)	United States	Philippines (1943–1945)	Allied and Commonwealth victory Japanese occupation of the Philippines occurred but Allied forces regain control over the islands Fall of Japan's puppet state Philippines granted independence by the United States starting the Third Philippine Republic
	Philippines (1943–1945)	United States	See above

Cold War era

Wars involving the Philippines from July 4, 1946 until the end of the Cold War era in 1991.

Conflict	Philippines (and allies)	Opponents	Results
Hukbalahap Rebellion (1942–1954)	Philippines	Hukbalahap	Philippine government victory
Korean War (1950–1953)^[2]	United States	China	Stalemate The Korean Peninsula remained divided into two states
Vietnam War (1964–1973)^[3]	United States	Viet Cong and PRG China	North Vietnamese victory Unification of Vietnam
	Philippines(civic support)^[4]
Communist rebellion (1969–1991)	PhilippinesSupported by: United States	Communist Party of the Philippines New People's Army Moro Resistance and Liberation Organization	See contemporary era
Moro conflict (1968–1991)	Philippines	Moro National Liberation Front Moro Islamic Liberation Front Other Jihadist groups	See contemporary era

Contemporary era

Wars involving the Philippines from the end of the Cold War era in 1991 to present.

Conflict	Philippines (and allies)	Opponents	Results
New People's Army rebellion (1991–present)	PhilippinesSupported by: United States	Communist Party of the Philippines New People's Army Moro Resistance and Liberation Organization	Ongoing Peace talks with the communist party
Moro conflict (1991–present)	Philippines	Moro National Liberation Front Moro Islamic Liberation Front Other Jihadist groups	Ongoing Peace deal with the MNLF signed in 1996 Peace deal with the MILF signed in 2014 and creation of Bangsamoro autonomous region

External links

• Wars of the Philippines

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Philippines : A Story of a Nation . PDF . Grace Estela C. Mateo . Scholarspace.manoa.hawaii.edu . 28 August 2015.
2. News: Hicap . Jonathan . South Korea honors Filipino soldiers who fought in Korean War . 6 March 2022 . Manila Bulletin . 20 September 2020.
3. Web site: Jagel . Matthew . “Showing Its Flag”: The United States, The Philippines, and the Vietnam War . Northern Illinois University . 5 July 2019.
4. Book: Larsen . Stanley Robert . Collins . James Lawton Jr. . Allied Participation in Vietnam . 1985 . . Washington, D.C. . 6 March 2022 . Chapter III: The Philippine.