Balangiga massacre

Quand

1901

Type

Génocide

Coordonnées

11.11° N, 125.39° E

Description

genocide perpetrated in the Philippines in 1901

Date from

year in its Wikidata description

1901 atrocity in the Philippine-American War

The Balangiga massacre was an incident in which the residents of the town of Balangiga on the Philippines island of Samar conducted a surprise attack on an occupying unit of the US 9th Infantry, killing 54. It is also known as the Battle of Balangiga, Balangiga encounter, Balangiga incident, or Balangiga conflict.

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