Hassan Uprising
| Hassan uprising | |||||
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| Part of Philippine-American War | |||||
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| Belligerents | |||||
 United States |
 Moro people Sultanate of Sulu | ||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||
| Colonel H. Scott | Datu Hassan | ||||
| Strength | |||||
| approx. 400-500 | |||||
The Hassan uprising was a rebellion among the Moro people of Jolo during the Philippine-American War.[1] It was led by a Muslim datu named Datu Hassan the youngest son of the Great Raja Muda Ammang. Panglima Hassan had assembled followers in Jolo's Crater Lake region, preparing to attack Jolo.[2]:100 Leonard Wood led a force of 1,250 soldiers, including Robert L. Bullard's 28th Infantry, in an attack on "Hassan's Palace", the "strongest cotta in the Sulu Archipelago".[2]:100-101 The Moro's fled and the Americans burned the fort.[2]:101 Hassan surrendered but then escaped, which led Wood to destroy every hostile cotta he encountered, resulting in the death of Datu Andung on Mount Suliman.[2]:101 Although never capturing Hassan, Wood did end up killing 1,500 Moros, which included women and children.[2]:102
The uprising ended in March 1904, when Hassan and two others were cornered by 400 men under Scott's command at Bud Bagsak.[2]:102 It took 34 gunshots to finally kill Hassan.[2]:103[3]