Battle of Binakayan–Dalahican

Battle of Binakayan–Dalahican
Part of the Philippine Revolution

Monument of the Battle of Binakayan
DateNovember 9–11, 1896
Location
Northern Cavite, Spanish East Indies (now Philippines)
Major fighting: Noveleta, and Cavite el Viejo towns, plus the city of Cavite
Minor fighting or skirmishes: Imus and Bacoor towns
Result Filipino victory
Territorial
changes
Filipinos liberate all of Cavite and parts of Laguna and Batangas
Belligerents

Katipunan

Spanish Empire

Commanders and leaders
Emilio Aguinaldo
Santiago Alvarez
Pio del Pilar
Candido Tirona 
Crispulo Aguinaldo
Baldomero Aguinaldo
Gregoria Montoya 
Artemio Ricarte
Pascual Alvarez
Edilberto Evangelista
Vito Belarmino
Flaviano Yengko
Pantaleon Garcia
Mariano Riego de Dios
Ramón Blanco
Diego de los Ríos
Fermín Díaz Matoni
José Marina (WIA)
Mariano Borraja 
Victoriano Oloriz (WIA)
Marcelino Muñoz (WIA)
Norberto Baturone y Gener 
José Castro 
Fernando Chacon 
Strength

105,000

  • 35,000 regulars and militiamen
  • 65,000+ armed peasants & volunteers

24,000–26,000
At Binakayan
20,995


At Dalahican
3,000–5,000

  • 1,500–3,500 from the 4th Battalion of Cazadores
  • 4 large guns
  • 3 bronze mortars
  • Several contingents from 73rd Native Regiment
Casualties and losses
At Binakayan: 300+ confirmed deaths ≈3,000 more casualties
At Dalahican: ≈400–700 casualties
At Binakayan~500+ confirmed deaths
(including 9 officers) ≈8,000 more casualties
At Dalahican: 1,000+ casualties
Hundreds more captured in Cavite City

The Battle of Binakayan–Dalahican (Tagalog: Labanan sa Binakayan–Dalahikan; Spanish: Batalla de Binakayan-Dalahican) was a simultaneous battle during the Philippine Revolution that was fought on November 9–11, 1896 that led to a decisive Filipino victory. The twin battle took place at the shores of Binakayan, in the town of Cavite Viejo (also called Cavite el Viejo, now Kawit); Dalahican and Dagatan in Noveleta; and, to minimal extent, in Imus and Bacoor towns in Cavite, Philippines that lasted for two days before the Spanish army retreated demoralized and in disarray. The result of the battle was the first significant Filipino victory in the country's history.