Philippines campaign

Philippines campaign may refer to various military campaigns that have been fought in the Philippine Islands, including:

Spanish colonial period (1565-1898)

• Numerous revolts against Spain during the Spanish colonial period; see Philippine revolts against Spain and Military history of the Philippines#Spanish colonial period (1565-1898)
• Various actions fought in the Philippines during the Eighty Years' War between Spain and the Netherlands; see "Eighty Years' War (1568-1648)" at Military history of the Philippines#Spanish colonial period (1565-1898)
• The Limahong Campaign (1573-1575), an attempt by the Chinese pirate Limahong to seize northern Luzon from Spanish authorities
• Various actions fought in the Philippines during the Seven Years' War (1756-1763) between European powers; see Military history of the Philippines#Spanish colonial period (1565-1898) and Seven Years' War#War in the colonies
• The Philippine Revolution (1896-1898), called the "Tagalog Revolt" by the Spanish, a military conflict between the people of the Philippines and the Spanish colonial authorities which resulted in the secession of the Philippines from the Spanish Empire

American colonial period (1898-1941)

• The American operations of May-August 1898 to conquer the Philippines from Spain during the Spanish American War; see "Philippines" under "Pacific" at Spanish-American War#Theaters of operation
• The Philippine–American War (1899-1902), sometimes known as the Philippine War of Independence, an armed military conflict between the Philippines and the United States
• The Moro Rebellion (1899-1913), a military conflict between Muslim Filipino revolutionary groups and the United States

World War II (1941-1945) and the Japanese occupation (1942-1945)

• The Philippines Campaign (1941–1942), the World War II conquest of the Philippine Islands by Japan in 1941–1942 and the defense of the islands by Filipino and American forces
• The Philippine Commonwealth military and armed guerrilla resistance against occupying Japanese forces between 1942 and 1945 during World War II; see Japanese occupation of the Philippines
• The Philippines Campaign (1944–45), the World War II Allied campaign of October 1944-August 1945 to defeat Japanese forces occupying the Philippine Islands

Non-military uses

Philippines campaign may also refer to:

• The Campaign for Human Rights in the Philippines, a human rights watchdog group based in the United Kingdom

See also

• Military history of the Philippines
• Philippine Campaign Medal
• Philippines campaign medals