battle, interwar and Second World War

Battle of Maguindanao

Name: Battle of Maguindanao
Location: Maguindanao, Philippines

Battle of Maguindanao was a battle fought in January 1945 at Maguindanao, in what is now Philippines. The recorded result: Allied victory.

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FoughtJanuary 1945

WhereMaguindanao, Philippines7.133N, 124.300E

OutcomeAllied victory

BelligerentsUnited States; Commonwealth of the PhilippinesagainstEmpire of Japan; Second Philippine Republic

Casualties and losses17 killed; 21 woundedandAbout 250 killed

Record

Date	January 1945 (month precision) to September 1945
Place	Maguindanao, Philippines 7.133N, 124.300E
Kind	Battle, interwar and Second World War
Casualties and losses	17 killed; 21 wounded	About 250 killed
Commanders	Wendell Fertig Gumbay Piang Salipada Pendatun	Gyosaku Morozumi

The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle of Mindanao 1945, 123 km NE
Siege of Zamboanga 1898, 246 km W
Camp Cawa-Cawa Siege 1989, 246 km W
Battle of Six Seven 1521, 355 km N
Battle of Leyte Gulf 1944, 378 km N

Elsewhere in 1945

Battle of Maguindanao is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 115 in present-day Philippines.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4871635, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Maguindanao, revision 1384681043, 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.