Battle of Marilao River

Date: March 27, 1899 • Location: Marilao, Philippines

Philippine–American War: American forces defeated troops commanded by Philippine president Emilio Aguinaldo at the Battle of Marilao River.

The Philippine–American War, known alternatively as the Filipino–American War, Philippine Insurrection, or Tagalog Insurgency, was a conflict from 1898 to 1902 between the United States and Philippine nationalists after the Spanish–American War. The United States ultimately prevailed, and maintained control of the Philippines until independence in 1946, other than a period of Japanese occupation between 1941 and 1945.