Battle of Sapong Hills

Battle of Sapong Hills
Part of the Philippine Revolution
DateDecember, 1898
LocationSara, Iloilo
Result Decisive Filipino-Ilonggo victory
Belligerents
Ilonggo Katipuneros Spain Spanish Empire
Commanders and leaders
Teresa Magbanua Spain~Primo de Rivera
Strength
1,000 bolomen and irregulars 400-450 infantry
Casualties and losses
43 killed 106 killed, hundreds more wounded

The Battle of Sapong Hills was fought in Sara, Iloilo province, between the forces of Spanish colonial government and Ilonggo Katipuneros led by the Visayan "female General" Teresa Magbanua. The Katipuneros decisively won the battle, and in this battle where Teresa herself was considered the "Visayan Joan of Arc".

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