Moro Rebellion

Moro Rebellion
Part of the Philippine–American War

American soldiers battling against Moro fighters
DateFebruary 4, 1899 – June 15, 1913
Location
Mindanao and Sulu Archipelago (today part of southern Philippines)
Result

American victory[1]

Belligerents

 United States

Sultanate of Sulu
Maguindanao Sultanate
Sultanates of Lanao
Commanders and leaders
Leonard Wood
Tasker H. Bliss
John J. Pershing
Jamalul Kiram II
Panglima Hassan
Datu Ali
Strength
25,000 unknown
Casualties and losses
United States:
130 killed
270 wounded
~500 dead from disease
Philippine Scouts:
111 killed
109 wounded
Philippine Constabulary:
1,706 casualties[2]
Heavy; official casualties are unknown

The Moro Rebellion (1899–1913) was an armed conflict between the Moro people and the United States military during the Philippine–American War.

The word "Moro" – the Spanish word for "Moor"[3] – is a term for Muslim people who lived in the Southern Philippines, an area that includes Mindanao, Jolo and the neighboring Sulu Archipelago.

  1. ^ Anthony Joes (2006). Resisting Rebellion: The History and Politics of Counterinsurgency. University Press of Kentucky. p. 164. ISBN 0-8131-7199-7.
  2. ^ Arnold 2011, p. 248.
  3. ^ "MORO | Definition of MORO by Oxford Dictionary on Lexico.com also meaning of MORO". Lexico Dictionaries | English. Archived from the original on March 3, 2021. Retrieved March 30, 2021.