List of wars involving the Philippines

For other conflicts that occurred in the Philippines, see List of conflicts in the Philippines.

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

Legend

  Philippine victory

  Philippine defeat

  Stalemate

  Ongoing conflict

Spanish colonial era

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

Conflict[lower-alpha 1]	Philippines (and allies)[lower-alpha 2]	Opponents[lower-alpha 3]	Results
Philippine Revolution (1898)[lower-alpha 4]	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[lower-alpha 1]	Philippines (and allies)[lower-alpha 2]	Opponents[lower-alpha 3]	Results
World War II (Pacific theater) (1941–1945)	United States  Philippine Commonwealth	Empire of Japan Philippines[lower-alpha 5] (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
	Empire of Japan Philippines[lower-alpha 5] (1943–1945)	United States  Philippine Commonwealth	See above

Cold War era

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

Conflict[lower-alpha 1]	Philippines (and allies)[lower-alpha 2]	Opponents[lower-alpha 3]	Results
Hukbalahap Rebellion (1942–1954)	Philippines	Hukbalahap	Philippine government victory
Korean War (1950–1953)[2]	South Korea  United States	North Korea  China  Soviet Union	Stalemate The Korean Peninsula remained divided into two states
	Philippines (combat support)[2]
Vietnam War (1964–1973)[3]	South Vietnam  United States	North Vietnam Viet Cong and PRG  China  Soviet Union  North Korea	North Vietnamese victory Unification of Vietnam
	Philippines(civic support)[4]
Communist rebellion (1969–1991)	Philippines Supported 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 (from 1977) Other Jihadist groups (from 1991)	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)[lower-alpha 2]	Opponents[lower-alpha 3]	Results
New People's Army rebellion (1991–present)	Philippines Supported 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

Notes

1. Year indicates the duration of the Philippines' involvement in the war
2. Main combatants only. Minor involvement only included if it is by the Philippines
3. Main combatants only
4. Conflict started in 1896 between the Katipunan and Spanish colonial authorities in the Philippines. Date indicates the declaration of independence of the Philippines
5. Japanese puppet state

References

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

External links

• Wars of the Philippines