Siege of Baler
Siege of Baler was a siege conducted on 1 July 1898 at Baler Church, in what is now Philippines; it lasted 11 months. It was part of the Philippine Revolution, which ran from 1896 to 1898. The recorded result: Filipino victory. Recorded strength: 800 against 54.
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The church of Baler from Under the red and gold: being notes and recollections of the siege of Baler (1909), by Saturnino Martín Cerezo (translation into English by Frank Loring Dodds). Frank Loring Doods (translation from the work by Saturnino Martín Cerezo, El sitio de Baler (notas y recuerdos)), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons .
Fought 1 July 1898 lasted 11 months
Where Baler Church, Philippines 15.759N, 121.562E
Outcome Filipino victory
Belligerents First Philippine Republic against Spanish Empire
Casualties and losses 700 dead and wounded and 2 killed; 16 wounded; 14 died of disease; 2 executed
Where it sits in the Philippine Revolution Battle of Binakayan–Dalahican, 1896 Battle of Imus, 1896 Cry of Nueva Ecija, 1896 Battle of Pasong Tamo, 1896 Battle of Manila, 1896 Battle of San Juan del Monte, 1896 Battle of Noveleta, 1896 Battle of San Francisco De Malabon, 1896 Battle of Talisay, 1896 Battles of Batangas, 1896 Battle of San Mateo and Montalban, 1896 Battle of Calero Bridge, 1896 Battle of Sambat, 1896 Battle of San Rafael, 1896 Battle of Kakarong de Sili, 1897 Battle of Aliaga, 1897 Cry of Tarlac, 1897 Battle of Zapote Bridge, 1897 Battle of Perez Dasmariñas, 1897 Battle of Mount Puray, 1897 Retreat to Montalban, 1897 Raid on Paombong, 1897 Siege of Biak-na-Bato, 1897 Battle of Maimpis, 1898 Battle of Camalig, 1898 Battle of Tres de Abril, 1898 Siege of Zamboanga, 1898 Battle of Calamba, 1898 Battle of Alapan, 1898 Battle of Tayabas, 1898 Battle of Budla-an, 1898 Siege of Baler, 1898 Battle of Dagupan, 1898 Siege of Masbate, 1898 Battle of San Jose de Buenavista, 1898 Battle of Sapong Hills, 1898 Battle of Barrio Yating, 1898 1896 1898 Siege of Baler, 1898 37 placed engagements of the Philippine Revolution in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.
Record
Date 1 July 1898to 2 June 1899 Place Baler Church, Philippines15.759N, 121.562E Kind Siege, nineteenth century Strength 800 54 Casualties and losses 700 dead and wounded 2 killed; 16 wounded; 14 died of disease; 2 executed Commanders Juan Alonso Zayas Saturnino Martín Cerezo
Siege of Baler Siege of Baler Raid at Cabanatuan Battle of Luzon Battle of Balete Pass Siege of Biak-na-Bato Philippines Campaign Raid at Cabanatuan Battle of Luzon Battle of Balete Pass Siege of Biak-na-Bato Philippines Campaign Manila Baguio Angeles Olongapo Cabanatuan Dagupan 100 km 15.759N, 121.562E The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.
Siege of Baler is one of 3,694 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 130 in present-day Philippines.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q778699 , released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Baler , revision 1382728559, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.
