Moro Rebellion
1899–1913 uprising during the Philippine-American War / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the Moro–American conflict. For the earlier conflict, see Spanish–Moro conflict. For the post-colonial conflict, see Moro conflict.
The Moro Rebellion (1899–1913) was an armed conflict between the Moro people and the United States military during the Philippine–American War.
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Part of the Philippine–American War | |||||||
American soldiers battling against Moro fighters | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Sultanate of Sulu Maguindanao Sultanate Sultanates of Lanao | |||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Leonard Wood Tasker H. Bliss John J. Pershing |
Jamalul Kiram II Panglima Hassan Datu Ali | ||||||
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25,000 | unknown | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
United States: 130 killed 270 wounded ~500 dead from disease Philippine Scouts: 111 killed 109 wounded Philippine Constabulary: 1,706 casualties[2] | Heavy; official casualties are unknown |
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The word "Moro" – the Spanish word for "Moor"[3] – is a term for Muslim people who lived in the Southern Philippines, an area that includes Mindanao, Jolo and the neighboring Sulu Archipelago.