battle, nineteenth century
Battle of Binakayan–Dalahican
Battle of Binakayan–Dalahican was a battle fought in 1896 in what is now Philippines. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at its recorded location. It was part of the Philippine Revolution, which ran from 1896 to 1898. The recorded result: Filipino victory.
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Where it sits in the Philippine Revolution
Record
| Date | 1896 (year precision) to 1896 | |
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| Place | Philippines 14.267N, 120.867E | |
| Kind | Battle, nineteenth century | |
| Territorial change | Filipinos liberate all of Cavite and parts of Laguna and Batangas | |
| Strength | 105,000; 35,000 regulars and militiamen; 65,000+ armed peasants & volunteers | 24,000–26,000; At Binakayan; 20,995; 8,000 Spanish Army troops on land; 1,612 Spanish Marines on ships; 1,328 infantry of the 4th Cazadores Battalion; 55 generals of the 4th Cazadores Battalion; 2 companies from 73rd Regiment; 1 company of artillery; 60 military engineers; 2 naval warships; 4 gunboats; 10,000+ native mercenaries and loyalists; At Dalahican; 3,000–5,000; 1,500–3,500 from the 4th Battalion of Cazadores; 4 large guns; 3 bronze mortars; Several contingents from 73rd Native Regiment |
| Casualties and losses | At Binakayan : 300+ confirmed deaths ≈3,000 more casualties; At Dalahican : ≈400–700 casualties | At Binakayan ~500+ confirmed deaths; (including 9 officers) ≈8,000 more casualties; At Dalahican : 1,000+ casualties; Hundreds more captured in Cavite City |
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Nearest engagements
- Battle of Alapan 1898, 17 km N
- Battle of Zapote Bridge 1897, 24 km NE
- Battle of Zapote River 1899, 24 km NE
- Battle of Manila Bay 1898, 26 km N
- Battle of Puerto de Cavite 1647, 32 km NW
In the same war
Elsewhere in 1896
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- Battle of Porédaka Guinea
Battle of Binakayan–Dalahican 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 Q14542358, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Binakayan–Dalahican, revision 1370107866, 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.