Battle of Olongapo
1899 battle of the Philippine-American War / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Battle of Olongapo was fought September 18–23, 1899, during the Philippine–American War. The battle featured both land and sea fighting, of which the objective was the destruction of the single Filipino artillery gun in Olongapo, a menace to American ships crossing the nearby sea.
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Battle of Olongapo | |||||||
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Part of the Philippine–American War | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
United States | First Philippine Republic | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Elwell Stephen Otis | Unknown | ||||||
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70 marines 180 sailors[1] 1 protected cruiser 1 monitor 1 gunboat 1 armed transport | 300 soldiers[1] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
1 wounded[2] | unknown |
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