The Hassan uprising was a rebellion among the Moro people of Jolo during the

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. It was led by a Muslim datu named Datu Hassan, the youngest son of the Great Raja Muda Ammang. Panglima Hassan had assembled followers in Jolo's Crater Lake region, preparing to attack Jolo.Arnold, J.R., 2011, ''The Moro War'', New York: Bloomsbury Press, Leonard Wood led a force of 1,250 soldiers, including

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, in an attack on "Hassan's Palace", the "strongest ''cotta'' in the Sulu Archipelago". The Moro's fled and the Americans burned the fort. Hassan surrendered but then escaped, which led Wood to destroy every hostile cotta he encountered, resulting in the death of Datu Andung on Mount Suliman. Although never capturing Hassan, Wood did end up killing 1,500 Moros, which included women and children. The uprising ended in March 1904, when Hassan and two others were cornered by 400 men under Scott's command at Bud Bagsak. It took 34 gunshots to finally kill Hassan. The Moros only had a few rifles and kris blades. The injured Hassan holding a

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in his mouth almost reached an American who was injured. https://www.flickr.com/photos/32784697@N02/3061205826 https://www.pinterest.com/pin/400468591842002778/ http://www.manilatimes.net/juramentados-and-the-development-of-the-colt-45-caliber-model-1911/107609/ https://www.pinterest.com/pin/12807180161569337/ It was only a head shot with a .45 caliber which killed Hassan since an American was about get hacked with a barong wielded by Hassan despite being shot 32 times already by Krag rifle bullets.

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Rebellions in the Philippines Moro Rebellion Battles of the Philippine–American War Battles involving the United States History of Sulu Military history of the Philippines 1903 in the Philippines 1904 in the Philippines {{US-battle-stub