Atlas of Battles

commander, 16 engagements

Battles of Emilio Aguinaldo

Battles of Emilio Aguinaldo

President of the Philippines from 1899 to 1902, 1869 to 1964

Emilio Aguinaldo is recorded as a commander at 16 placed engagements in the atlas between 1896 and 1945: 14 battles, 1 siege and 1 campaign, all in present-day Philippines. Taken in date order, the sites lie 1,054 km apart end to end, 70 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Philippine Revolution (10), Philippine–American War (2), Pacific War (2).

Battle of ImusBattle of TalisayBattle of PaterosBattle of AliagaBattle of Zapote BridgeBattle of Perez DasmariñasBattle of Mount PurayRetreat to MontalbanSiege of Biak-na-BatoBattle of AlapanBattle of Marilao RiverBattle of Binakayan–DalahicanBattle of ManilaBattle of ManilaBattle of ManilaPhilippines campaign of 1944–1945Battle of Binakayan–DalahicanBattle of ManilaBattle of ManilaBattle of ManilaPhilippines campaign of 1944–1945NagaBatangasLegazpiAngelesOlongapoSan PabloCabanatuanTarlac500 km13.752N, 121.922E
16 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1896: 4 engagements1897: 6 engagements6 in 18971898: 2 engagements1899: 2 engagements1945: 2 engagements18961945
16 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Binakayan–Dalahican, 1896Battle of Imus, 1896Battle of Talisay, 1896Battle of Pateros, 1896Battle of Aliaga, 1897Battle of Zapote Bridge, 1897Battle of Perez Dasmariñas, 1897Battle of Mount Puray, 1897Retreat to Montalban, 1897Siege of Biak-na-Bato, 1897Battle of Alapan, 1898Battle of Manila, 1898Battle of Manila, 1899Battle of Marilao River, 1899Battle of Manila, 1945Philippines campaign of 1944–1945, 194518961945
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
1896Battle of Binakayan–DalahicanCavite, PhilippinesFilipino victory
1896Battle of ImusImus, Philippines20 km NEFilipino victory
1896Battle of TalisayTalisay, Philippines38 km SFilipino victory
1896Battle of PaterosPateros, Philippines50 km NFilipino tactical victory
1897Battle of AliagaAliaga, Philippines109 km NFilipino victory
17 February 1897Battle of Zapote BridgeZapote Bridge, Philippines116 km SFilipino victory
1897Battle of Perez DasmariñasDasmariñas, Philippines15 km SDecisive Spanish victory
1897Battle of Mount PurayRodriguez, Rizal, Philippines47 km NEFilipino victory; End of the Cavite-Morong Retreat
1897Retreat to MontalbanCavite, Philippines57 km SWTactical Spanish victory; Strategic Filipino victory...
1 December 1897Siege of Biak-na-BatoBiak-na-Bato National Park, Philippines98 km NInconclusive; Signing of Pact of Biak-na-Bato
28 May 1898Battle of AlapanImus, Philippines80 km SFilipino victory; Surrender of all Spanish forces in Cavite...
13 August 1898Battle of ManilaManila, Philippines21 km NEFilipino-American victory
1899Battle of ManilaManila, Philippines3 km NEAmerican victory; Beginning of the Philippine-American War
27 March 1899Battle of Marilao RiverMarilao, Philippines19 km NAmerican victory
1945Battle of ManilaManila, Philippines20 km SAllied victory
1945Philippines campaign of 1944–1945Philippines362 km SEAllied victory

Sources and method

Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons, Harris & Ewing Photo Studio, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.