Philippine Revolutionary Army

Philippine Revolutionary Army
Ejército Revolucionario Filipino
Panghimagsikang Hukbong Katihan ng Pilipinas
Emblem (1897)
ActiveMarch 22, 1897–November 13, 1899
Country Philippines
Allegiance
TypeArmy
RoleLand warfare
Size80,000 to 100,000 (1898)[1]
Garrison/HQKawit, Cavite[citation needed]
Nickname(s)Republican Army[2][3]
ColorsBlue, Red, White, and Gold
AnniversariesMarch 22
EngagementsPhilippine Revolution
Spanish–American War
Philippine–American War
Commanders
PresidentGen. Emilio Aguinaldo
Commanding GeneralGen. Artemio Ricarte (1897–1899)
Gen. Antonio Luna (1899)
Notable
commanders
Gen. Simeón Ola
Gen. Manuel Tinio
Gen. Pío del Pilar
Gen. Mariano Noriel
Gen. Juan Cailles
Gen. Gregorio del Pilar
Gen. Miguel Malvar
Gen. Tomás Mascardo
Gen. José Alejandrino
Gen. Licerio Gerónimo
Col. Paco Román
Maj. Manuel Quezon
Marching Filipino soldiers during the inauguration of the First Philippine Republic in Malolos on January 23, 1899.

The Philippine Revolutionary Army, later renamed Philippine Republican Army[4] (Spanish: Ejército Revolucionario Filipino; Tagalog: Panghimagsikang Hukbong Katihan ng Pilipinas), was the official armed forces of the First Philippine Republic from its formation in March 1897 to its dissolution in November of 1899 in favor of guerrilla operations in the Philippine–American War.

  1. ^ Deady 2005, p. 55 (page 3 of the PDF)
  2. ^ Brian McAllister Linn (2000). The U.S. Army and Counterinsurgency in the Philippine War, 1899–1902. UNC Press Books. p. 13. ISBN 978-0-8078-4948-4.
  3. ^ Jerry Keenan (2001). Encyclopedia of the Spanish-American & Philippine-American Wars. ABC-CLIO. pp. 202, 205, 207–209, 212, 250, 295, 306, 310, 454. ISBN 978-1-57607-093-2.
  4. ^ "Philippine Revolution | GOVPH". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines.

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