Battle of Sapong Hills | |||||||
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1,000 men | 400-450 infantry | ||||||
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43 killed | 106 killed, hundreds more wounded |
The Battle of Sapong Hills (Filipino: Labanan sa mga burol ng Sapong, Hiligaynon: Gubat sang Pukadtod sang Sapong, Spanish: Batalla de las colinas de Sapong) was fought in Sara, Iloilo province, between the forces of Spanish colonial government and Visayan revolutionaries led by the "female General" Teresa Magbanua.[2] The Filipino revolutionaries decisively won the battle, and in this battle where Teresa herself was considered the "Visayan Joan of Arc".
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Taculao, Patricia Bianca S. (24 May 2018). "A southern fighter". The Manila Times. Retrieved 27 February 2024 – via PressReader.
- ^ Filipinos in History Volume 2. National Historical Institute. 1989. pp. 27–28. ISBN 978-971-538-003-4. Retrieved 27 February 2024.