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Battle of San Juan del Monte

Battle of San Juan del Monte was a battle fought on 30 August 1896 at San Juan, in what is now Philippines. It was part of the Philippine Revolution, which ran from 1896 to 1898. The recorded result: Spanish victory. Recorded strength: 100+ combined civil guards, infantrymen and artillerymen against 800~1,000+.

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Fought30 August 1896
WhereSan Juan, Philippines14.608N, 121.027E
OutcomeSpanish victory
BelligerentsSpanish Empire; Captaincy General of the PhilippinesagainstKatipunan; Sovereign Tagalog Nation
Casualties and losses2 killed, several woundedand150 killed 200 captured
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, 189818961898Battle of San Juan del Monte, 1896
35 placed engagements of the Philippine Revolution in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date30 August 1896
PlaceSan Juan, Philippines
14.608N, 121.027E
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Strength100+ combined civil guards, infantrymen and artillerymen800~1,000+
Casualties and losses2 killed, several wounded150 killed 200 captured
Commanders
  • Ramón Blanco, 1st Marquess of Peña Plata
  • Andrés Bonifacio
  • Emilio Jacinto
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Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 7 times between 1570 and 1945.

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1896

Battle of San Juan del Monte 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 Q4872284, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of San Juan del Monte, revision 1372099882, 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.