This is a list of direct armed conflicts involving the

Philippines The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no), * bik, Republika kan Filipinas * ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas * cbk, República de Filipinas * hil, Republ ...

since its founding during the Philippine revolution. This excludes

battle A battle is an occurrence of combat in warfare between opposing military units of any number or size. A war usually consists of multiple battles. In general, a battle is a military engagement that is well defined in duration, area, and force ...

s widely regarded to be part of a larger

war War is an intense armed conflict between states, governments, societies, or paramilitary groups such as mercenaries, insurgents, and militias. It is generally characterized by extreme violence, destruction, and mortality, using regular o ...

and isolated

military engagement A military engagement is a combat between two forces, neither larger than a division nor smaller than a company, in which each has an assignor perceived mission. An engagement begins when the attacking force initiates combat in pursuit of its mis ...

List

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Spanish colonial era

Wars involving the Philippines from the Philippine Revolution until the United States take over of the Philippine archipelago.

American colonial era

Wars involving the United States-administered Philippines until July 4, 1946.

Cold War era

Wars involving the Philippines from July 4, 1946 until the end of the Cold War era in 1991.

Contemporary era

Wars involving the Philippines from the end of the Cold War era in 1991 to present.

Notes

References

External links

Wars of the Philippines
{{Asia topic, List of wars involving, title=Lists of wars involving Asian countries

Wars War is an intense armed conflict between states, governments, societies, or paramilitary groups such as mercenaries, insurgents, and militias. It is generally characterized by extreme violence, destruction, and mortality, using regular ...