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Siege of Zamboanga

Siege of Zamboanga was a siege conducted on 27 April 1898 at Zamboanga, in what is now Philippines; it lasted 21 days. It was part of the Philippine Revolution, which ran from 1896 to 1898. The recorded result: Zamboangueño Victory. Recorded strength: 8,000 men against 700 soldiers.

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Fought27 April 1898lasted 21 days
WhereZamboanga, Philippines6.917N, 122.083E
OutcomeZamboangueño Victory
Belligerents23px Katipunan; Mindanao Region; Zamboangueño revolutionary forcesagainstSpanish Empire
Casualties and lossesUnknownandUnknown
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 Zamboanga, 1898
35 placed engagements of the Philippine Revolution in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date27 April 1898
to 18 May 1898
PlaceZamboanga, Philippines
6.917N, 122.083E
KindSiege, nineteenth century
Territorial changeRepublic of Zamboanga was established after siege
Strength8,000 men700 soldiers
Casualties and lossesUnknownUnknown
Commanders
  • Vicente Álvarez (general)
  • Diego de los Ríos
Siege of ZamboangaSiege of ZamboangaCamp Cawa-Cawa SiegePagadian100 km6.917N, 122.083E
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Siege of Zamboanga 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 Q16931487, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Fort Pilar, revision 1384429863, 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.