Balangiga massacre

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The Balangiga massacre was a 1901 surprise attack by Filipino guerrillas on American troops in the town of Balangiga, Samar, which led to brutal U.S. reprisals and became one of the most infamous incidents of the Philippine–American War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf event ⓘ
military conflict ⓘ
aftermath civilian deaths in Samar ⓘ
widespread destruction of towns in Samar ⓘ
belligerent First Philippine Republic ⓘ
United States ⓘ
category 1901 in the Philippines ⓘ
Conflicts in 1901 ⓘ
Massacres in the Philippines ⓘ
combatant Filipino guerrillas ⓘ
Philippine Revolutionary forces ⓘ
U.S. Army ⓘ
linked to: United States Army
commander Eugenio Daza ⓘ
Thomas W. Connell ⓘ
Valeriano Abanador ⓘ
conflict Philippine–American War ⓘ
country Philippines ⓘ
countryInvolved Philippines ⓘ
United States ⓘ
date 1901-09-28 ⓘ
describedAs ambush of U.S. troops during breakfast formation ⓘ
followedBy U.S. pacification campaign in Samar ⓘ
“howling wilderness” campaign ordered by General Jacob H. Smith ⓘ
hasCause American occupation policies in Samar ⓘ
local grievances against U.S. military rule ⓘ
legacy source of controversy in U.S.–Philippines relations ⓘ
symbol of Filipino resistance to American occupation ⓘ
location Balangiga, Samar ⓘ
linked to: Samar Province

Eastern Visayas ⓘ
Philippines ⓘ
Samar ⓘ
linked to: Samar Province
notableFor being one of the most infamous incidents of the Philippine–American War ⓘ
surprise attack by Filipino guerrillas on American troops ⓘ
triggering harsh U.S. reprisals in Samar ⓘ
numberOfCasualties 22 American soldiers wounded ⓘ
48 American soldiers killed ⓘ
unknown Filipino casualties ⓘ
opponent United States Army 9th Infantry Regiment ⓘ
partOf Philippine–American War ⓘ
relatedArtifact Balangiga bells ⓘ
result Filipino tactical victory ⓘ
unitInvolved Company C, 9th U.S. Infantry Regiment ⓘ
weaponUsed bolos ⓘ
captured U.S. rifles ⓘ
year 1901 ⓘ

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Philippine–American War → significantEvent → Balangiga massacre ⓘ
Balangiga → hasHistoricalEvent → Balangiga massacre (U.S. reprisal campaign) ⓘ
linked to: Balangiga massacre
Balangiga → historicallyKnownFor → Balangiga encounter of 1901 ⓘ
linked to: Balangiga massacre
Balangiga → dateOfEvent → 1901 Balangiga encounter ⓘ
linked to: Balangiga massacre
"howling wilderness" campaign ordered by General Jacob H. Smith → startEvent → Balangiga massacre ⓘ
"howling wilderness" campaign ordered by General Jacob H. Smith → associatedWith → Balangiga massacre reprisals ⓘ
linked to: Balangiga massacre
Balangiga bells → significantEvent → Balangiga massacre ⓘ
Valeriano Abanador → participantIn → Balangiga massacre ⓘ
Thomas W. Connell → event → Balangiga massacre ⓘ