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Siege of Baler

Siege of Baler was a siege conducted on 1 July 1898 at Baler Church, in what is now Philippines; it lasted 11 months. It was part of the Philippine Revolution, which ran from 1896 to 1898. The recorded result: Filipino victory. Recorded strength: 800 against 54.

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The church of Baler from Under the red and gold: being notes and recollections of the siege of Baler (1909), by Saturnino Martín Cerezo (translation into English by Frank Loring Dodds)
The church of Baler from Under the red and gold: being notes and recollections of the siege of Baler (1909), by Saturnino Martín Cerezo (translation into English by Frank Loring Dodds). Frank Loring Doods (translation from the work by Saturnino Martín Cerezo, El sitio de Baler (notas y recuerdos)), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought1 July 1898lasted 11 months
WhereBaler Church, Philippines15.759N, 121.562E
OutcomeFilipino victory
BelligerentsFirst Philippine RepublicagainstSpanish Empire
Casualties and losses700 dead and woundedand2 killed; 16 wounded; 14 died of disease; 2 executed
Part ofPhilippine Revolution1896 to 1898

Where it sits in the Philippine Revolution

Battle of Binakayan–Dalahican, 1896Battle of Imus, 1896Cry of Nueva Ecija, 1896Battle of Pasong Tamo, 1896Battle of Manila, 1896Battle of San Juan del Monte, 1896Battle of Noveleta, 1896Battle of San Francisco De Malabon, 1896Battle of Talisay, 1896Battles of Batangas, 1896Battle of San Mateo and Montalban, 1896Battle of Sambat, 1896Battle of San Rafael, 1896Battle of Kakarong de Sili, 1897Battle of Aliaga, 1897Cry of Tarlac, 1897Battle of Zapote Bridge, 1897Battle of Perez Dasmariñas, 1897Battle of Mount Puray, 1897Retreat to Montalban, 1897Siege of Biak-na-Bato, 1897Battle of Maimpis, 1898Battle of Camalig, 1898Battle of Tres de Abril, 1898Siege of Zamboanga, 1898Battle of Calamba, 1898Battle of Alapan, 1898Battle of Tayabas, 1898Battle of Budla-an, 1898Siege of Baler, 1898Battle of Dagupan, 1898Siege of Masbate, 1898Battle of San Jose de Buenavista, 1898Battle of Sapong Hills, 1898Battle of Barrio Yating, 189818961898Siege of Baler, 1898
35 placed engagements of the Philippine Revolution in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1 July 1898
to 2 June 1899
PlaceBaler Church, Philippines
15.759N, 121.562E
KindSiege, nineteenth century
Strength80054
Casualties and losses700 dead and wounded2 killed; 16 wounded; 14 died of disease; 2 executed
Commanders
  • Juan Alonso Zayas
  • Saturnino Martín Cerezo
Siege of BalerSiege of BalerBattle of LuzonBattle of Balete PassSiege of Biak-na-BatoBattle of Marilao RiverBattle of CaloocanBattle of LuzonBattle of Balete PassSiege of Biak-na-BatoBattle of Marilao RiverBattle of CaloocanBaguioAngelesOlongapoCabanatuanTarlacDagupan100 km15.759N, 121.562E
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Siege of Baler is one of 3,507 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 115 in present-day Philippines.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q778699, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Baler, revision 1382728559, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.