Warfare in pre-colonial Philippines

Sandatahang Lakas
Armed forces
Kampilan sword on display
Activec. 800 – 1673
CountryVarious (Philippine archipelago)
BranchPalace guards
Capital Defense
Artillery Corps
Cavalry Corps
Infantry Regiments
Navy
Marines
TypeArmy, Navy
RoleMilitary force
Part ofFeudalism
Garrison/HQPampanga
Maynila
Cainta
Laguna
Lubang
Kalibo
Singhapala
Kota bato
Kota Sug
EngagementsMayd-Musa alliance against Imperial China[1]
Expeditions
Visayan Raids against China[2]
Majapahit-Luzon conflict[3]
Chinese piracy
Bruneian Invasion[4]
Burmese–Siamese War (1547–49)
Battle of Mactan
Battle of Manila (1570)
Battle of Bangkusay Channel
Siege of Cainta (1571)
Spanish Conquest
Brunei Civil War
DecorationsBatikan[5]
Battle honoursGold[original research?]
Slaves[6]
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Various Datus, Lakan, Rajahs and Sultans

Warfare in pre-colonial Philippines refers to the military history of the Philippines prior to Spanish colonization.

  1. ^ Brunei Rediscovered: A Survey of Early Times By Robert Nicholl p. 38 citing Ferrand. Relations. Page 344.
  2. ^ Jobers Bersales, Raiding China at Inquirer.net
  3. ^ Myron (1939). "The Study of The Artistic Antiquities of Dutch India". Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies. 4 (1). Harvard-Yenching Institute: 59–68. doi:10.2307/2717905. JSTOR 2717905.
  4. ^ del Mundo, Clodualdo (September 20, 1999). "Ako'y Si Ragam (I am Ragam)". Diwang Kayumanggi. Archived from the original on October 18, 2009. Retrieved 2008-09-30.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  5. ^ G. Nye Steiger, H. Otley Beyer, Conrado Benitez, A History of the Orient, Oxford: 1929, Ginn and Company, pp. 122-123.
  6. ^ Blair, Emma Helen (August 25, 2004). The Philippine Islands. The Project Gutenberg EBook of The Philippine Islands, 1493-1803, Volume II, 1521-1569, by Emma Helen Blair. p. 126, Volume II.