List of conflicts in the Philippines
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Philippines The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no), * bik, Republika kan Filipinas * ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas * cbk, República de Filipinas * hil, Republ ...
is a timeline of events that includes pre-colonial wars, Spanish–Moro conflict,
Philippine revolts against Spain During the Spanish colonial period in the Philippines, 1521–1898, there were several revolts against the Spanish colonial government by indigenous Moro, Lumad, Indians, Chinese (Sangleys), and Insulares (Filipinos of full or near full S ...
, battles,
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es, and other related items that have occurred in the
Philippines The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no), * bik, Republika kan Filipinas * ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas * cbk, República de Filipinas * hil, Republ ...
' geographical area.


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Kalinga people The Kalinga people () are an indigenous ethnic group whose ancestral domain is in the Cordillera Mountain Range of the northern Philippines. They are mainly found in Kalinga province which has an area of 3,282.58 sq. km. Some of them, howev ...
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(Specially against the Ifugao peoples during the Proto-history). File:Malolosrepublic.jpeg, Inauguration of the First Republic File:Las tropas del teniente coronel Tecsón en Baler (mayo de 1899, La Ilustración Artística, M. Arias y Rodríguez).jpg, Soldiers at the
Siege of Baler The siege of Baler ( fil, Pagkubkob sa Baler; es, Sitio de Baler) was a battle of the Philippine Revolution. Filipino revolutionaries laid siege to a fortified church defended by Spanish troops in the town of Baler, Aurora, for 337 days, from ...
File:Battle of Paceo.jpg, Philippine Army in the Philippine–American War, (at the battle of Paceo - 1900) File:Filipino soldiers outside Manila 1899.jpg, Filipino Soldiers outside Manila,1899. File:CoffinsPhilippine.jpg, The coffins of fallen American Soldiers, (1906). File:Propaganda poster depicts the Philippine resistance movement.jpg, a
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Propaganda poster of Philippine Army of its Resistance against the Japanese Invasion. (1941) Flag_of_Mindanao_(Alexander_Noble,_1990).svg, the flag of Federal Republic of
Mindanao Mindanao ( ) ( Jawi: مينداناو) is the second-largest island in the Philippines, after Luzon, and seventh-most populous island in the world. Located in the southern region of the archipelago, the island is part of an island group of ...
by Col. Alexander Noble, during 1990 Mindanao Crisis. File:MILF militant lying prone.jpg, a Moro insurgent of the Islamic (Moro) insurgency at
Mindanao Mindanao ( ) ( Jawi: مينداناو) is the second-largest island in the Philippines, after Luzon, and seventh-most populous island in the world. Located in the southern region of the archipelago, the island is part of an island group of ...
. File:PMC BAlikatan Exercise.jpg, Philippine Marine Private Damaranan rushes up a small ditch to engage role-playing enemy forces while Staff Sgt. John Ross of
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provides communication during amphibious landing training of Balikatan Exercise. File:NFWM Sends Off Navy Ships to Marawi 01.jpg, Naval Forces Western Mindanao sent off two Navy vessels to Marawi City on May 30, 2017 at Ensign Majini Pier, Naval Station Romulo Espaldon, Calarian, Zamboanga City to transport Fleet-Marine Team composed of combat service support elements, explosive ordnance and disposal units, and K9 units to augment troops that are currently fighting against local terrorist group Maute in Marawi City. File:Navy offloads military vehicles, supplies in Iligan City 3.jpg,
BRP Tarlac (LD-601) BRP ''Tarlac'' (LD-601) is the lead ship of her class of landing platform docks in service with the Philippine Navy. She is the second ship to be named after the Philippine province of Tarlac, one of the provinces considered to have significant ...
in Iligan offloading military units meant to augment government forces fighting in Marawi File:Marawi crisis troops 2.jpg, Filipino soldiers involved in the Marawi crisis. File:Talk to Troops at 4th Infantry Division HQ 6.jpg, President Rodrigo Duterte talks to Troops at 4th Infantry Division HQ 6 in regards the Marawi crisis File:Wake of soldiers who died in friendly fire marawi crisis.jpg, Wake of soldiers who died due to friendly fire at the Marawi crisis


See also

* Military history of the Philippines *
Warfare in pre-colonial Philippines Warfare in pre-colonial Philippines refers to the military history of the Philippines prior to Spanish colonization. Background In the Pre-Colonial era, the Filipinos had their own forces, divided between the islands, each one with its own rul ...
*
List of wars involving the Philippines This is a list of direct armed conflicts involving the Philippines since its founding during the Philippine revolution. This excludes battles widely regarded to be part of a larger war and isolated military engagements. List ;Legend : : : : ...
* Battles of the Philippines


References

;Notes ;Bibliography * * * * *, Translated by Paula Carolina S. Malay * * * * * * * * * * * (English translation by Sulpicio Guevara) * * * * * *, Translated by Leon Ma. Guerrero. * * * * * * * * * * * * . * * * * * * {{refend


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