Battle of Sapong Hills

Battle of Sapong Hills

Part of the Philippine Revolution

Date	December, 1898
Location	Sara, Iloilo
Result	Decisive Filipino victory

Belligerents

Commanders and leaders

Teresa Magbanua

~Primo de Rivera

Strength

1,000 bolomen and irregulars

400-450 infantry

Casualties and losses

43 killed

106 killed, hundreds more wounded

Philippine Revolution

Luzon

Visayas

Aklan
Capiz
Cebu
Balisong
Batan
Lincud
Iloilo
Negros
Antique
Oton
Pilar
Sara
Jaro
Visayas Expedition

Mindanao

Calaganan
Zamboanga
Misamis
Davao

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".

See also

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