Philippine Insurrection

These old photos show the Philippine Insurrection in the early 1900s.

The Philippine Insurrection was a conflict that took place from 1899 to 1902 between the United States and the Philippines. The insurrection began after the Philippines declared independence from Spain in 1898 and the U.S. acquired the islands as part of the Treaty of Paris that ended the Spanish-American War.

The conflict was characterized by guerilla warfare, with the Philippine forces using hit-and-run tactics against the better-equipped American soldiers. The United States won the Philippine Insurrection and the Philippines achieved full independence in 1946.