Battle of Sapong Hills

Battle of Sapong Hills
Part of the Philippine Revolution
DateDecember, 1898
Location
Result Filipino victory[1]
Belligerents
 First Philippine Republic Spain Spanish Empire
Commanders and leaders
Teresa Magbanua Spain 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".

  1. ^ Taculao, Patricia Bianca S. (24 May 2018). "A southern fighter". The Manila Times. Retrieved 27 February 2024 – via PressReader.
  2. ^ Filipinos in History Volume 2. National Historical Institute. 1989. pp. 27–28. ISBN 978-971-538-003-4. Retrieved 27 February 2024.