Battle of Olongapo

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Battle of Olongapo
Part of the Philippine–American War
Date 18-23 September 1899 Location Olongapo, Zambales, Philippines Result American victory Filipino artillery gun destroyed
Belligerents
United States	First Philippine Republic
Commanders and leaders
Elwell Stephen Otis	Unknown
Strength
70 marines 180 sailors[1] 1 protected cruiser 1 monitor 1 gunboat 1 armed transport	300 soldiers[1]
Casualties and losses
1 wounded[2]	unknown

The Battle of Olongapo was fought September 18–23, 1899, during the Philippine–American War. The battle featured both land and sea fighting, of which the objective was the destruction of the single Filipino artillery gun in Olongapo, a menace to American ships crossing the nearby sea.