The military history of the Philippines is characterized by wars between Philippine kingdoms and its neighbors in the precolonial era and then Spanish and American era, and then occupation by the Empi
Collection of Philippine lantaka in a European museum
Painting of a Filipino Dragoon 1786, on horseback from the Luzon Squadron (Philippines) Spanish Empire wearing a jacket, waistcoat and breeches, with a red lapel and turn-up.
Infantry army unfiorm in the Philippines 1856
Priceless 19th century cannon
The Philippine Revolutionary Army, later renamed Philippine Republican Army, was the army of the First Philippine Republic from its formation in March 1897 to its dissolution in November of 1899 in fa
Military history of the Philippines
…secret organization. At the peak of the revolution, some Filipinos and a few Spaniards in the Spanish Army, Guardia Civil, and Navy defected to the Philippine Revolutionary Army. The Katipunan, led by the founder Andres Bonifacio and patriots, was a secessionist movement and shadow government spread throughout much of the…
Marching Filipino soldiers during the inauguration of the First Philippine Republic in Malolos on January 23, 1899.
Regular soldiers of the Philippine Revolutionary Army stand at attention for an inspection.
The multi-barreled Nordenfelt machine gun.
Relics of Mauser 93 rifles used by Filipino infantry during the Philippine Revolution and Philippine–American War on display at Clark Museum.