Philippine Revolutionary Army

Philippine Revolutionary Army
  • Ejército Revolucionario Filipino (Spanish)
  • Panghimagsikang Hukbong Katihan ng Pilipinas (Tagalog)
Emblem (1897)
ActiveMarch 22, 1897–November 13, 1899
Country Philippines
Allegiance
TypeArmy
RoleLand warfare
Size80,000 to 100,000 (1898)[1]
Garrison/HQKawit, Cavite[citation needed]
Nickname(s)Republican Army[2][3]
ColorsBlue, Red, White, and Gold
AnniversariesMarch 22
Engagements
Commanders
PresidentGen. Emilio Aguinaldo
Commanding General
Notable
commanders
Marching Filipino soldiers during the inauguration of the First Philippine Republic in Malolos on January 23, 1899.

The Philippine Revolutionary Army (Spanish: Ejército Revolucionario Filipino; Tagalog: Panghimagsikang Hukbong Katihan ng Pilipinas), later renamed Philippine Republican Army,[4] was the army of the First Philippine Republic from its formation in March 1897 to its dissolution in November of 1899 in favor of guerrilla operations in the Philippine–American War.

  1. ^ Deady 2005, p. 55 (page 3 of the PDF)
  2. ^ Brian McAllister Linn (2000). The U.S. Army and Counterinsurgency in the Philippine War, 1899–1902. UNC Press Books. p. 13. ISBN 978-0-8078-4948-4.
  3. ^ Jerry Keenan (2001). Encyclopedia of the Spanish-American & Philippine-American Wars. ABC-CLIO. pp. 202, 205, 207–209, 212, 250, 295, 306, 310, 454. ISBN 978-1-57607-093-2.
  4. ^ "Philippine Revolution | GOVPH". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines.

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