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Battle of Sapong Hills | |||||||
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Part of the Philippine Revolution | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
First Philippine Republic | Spanish Empire | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Teresa Magbanua | Primo de Rivera | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
1,000 men | 400–450 infantry | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
43 killed | 106 killed, hundreds more wounded |
The Battle of Sapong Hills (Filipino: Labanan sa mga burol ng Sapong, Hiligaynon: Gubat sang Pukadtod sang Sapong, Spanish: Batalla de las colinas de Sapong) was fought in Sara, Iloilo province, between the forces of Spanish colonial government and Visayan revolutionaries led by the "female General" Teresa Magbanua.[2] The Filipino revolutionaries decisively won the battle, and in this battle where Teresa herself was considered the "Visayan Joan of Arc".