Conflict: | Battle of Sapong Hills |
Partof: | the Philippine Revolution |
Date: | December, 1898 |
Place: | Sara, Iloilo |
Result: | Filipino victory[1] |
Combatant2: | Spanish Empire |
Commander1: | Teresa Magbanua |
Commander2: | Primo de Rivera |
Strength1: | 1,000 men |
Strength2: | 400-450 infantry |
Casualties1: | 43 killed |
Casualties2: | 106 killed, hundreds more wounded |
The Battle of Sapong Hills (Filipino; Pilipino: Labanan sa mga burol ng Sapong, Hiligaynon: Gubat sang Pukadtod sang Sapong, Spanish; Castilian: Batalla de las colinas de Sapong) was fought in Sara, Iloilo province, between the forces of Spanish colonial government and Visayan revolutionaries led by the "female General" Teresa Magbanua.[2] The Filipino revolutionaries decisively won the battle, and in this battle where Teresa herself was considered the "Visayan Joan of Arc".