J. Franklin Bell
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James Franklin Bell was an officer in the United States Army who served as Chief of Staff of the United States Army from 1906 to 1910.
Gen. J. Franklin Bell, in uniform LCCN2014683390
Grave at Arlington National Cemetery
Major General Bell, circa 1915)
Philippine–American War
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The Philippine–American War, known alternatively as the Filipino–American War, Philippine Insurrection, or Tagalog Insurgency, emerged in early 1899 following the United States' annexation of the form
J. Franklin Bell
…a class of 43 in 1878, with a commission as second lieutenant of the 9th Cavalry Regiment, a black unit. Bell became notorious for his actions in the Philippine–American War, in which he ordered the detainment of Filipino civilians in the provinces of Batangas and Laguna into concentration camps, resulting in the deaths of…
Manila 646 1899
General Gregorio del Pilar and troops in Pampanga c 1898
Battle of Quingua
Americans guarding Pasig River bridge, 1898