Rabu, 08 Februari 2017

U.S. Army’s Philippine Scouts, 1901-48

Filipinos fought for America with courage and fidelity. The U.S. victory in the 1898 Spanish-American War ended Spain’s300-year colonial rule of the Philippines, yet many Filipinos were disappointed when the United States did not grant the Philippines immediate independence. From 1899-1902, Filipino guerrillas led by Emilio Aguinaldo and others waged an insurrection against American forces, …

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