Battle of the Philippines
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Several battles and wars have been fought in the Philippines:
- The battle of Manila Bay on 1898-05-01 in the Spanish-American War.
- The Philippine-American War of 1899–1913.
- The invasion by Japan in 1942 — see Battle of the Philippines (1941-42) — including the battles of Bataan and Corregidor.
- The Allied re-capture of the Philippines in 1944–1945, including the battles of Leyte, Leyte Gulf, Luzon, and Mindanao.