Capture of Malolos

Date: March 31, 1899 • Location: Malolos, Philippines

Philippine–American War: Malolos, capital of the First Philippine Republic, was captured by American forces.

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.