Battle of Olongapo

Battle of Olongapo
Part of the Philippine–American War
Date18–23 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 protected cruiser
1 monitor
1 gunboat
1 armed transport		 300 soldiers
Casualties and losses
1 wounded 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.

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