War Statistics  

Relating to the Philippine Wars  (1899 to 1913) 

• Number of American Troops Serving in the Christian Theater  

(Luzon and Visayas Provinces) 
 
• Number of American Troops Serving in the Muslim Morolands  

• Number of American Casualties in the Independence War (1899-1902) 

• Filipino War Casualties in the Philippine Wars (1899-1913) 

• Number of Battle Encounters  

• Assorted Arms Surrendered by the Filipinos  

Table 1 — Number of American Troops Serving in the Christian War Theater As of 1901 
(Luzon, Visayas and Christian Mindanao Provinces) 

Troops Category	Officers	Men
Regular Army	1,342	60,933
Volunteers	2,135	47,867
Total	3,477	108,800
Source : From the Adjutant-General’s Report issued on December 1901; published in The Philippine Islands by John Foreman, 1906, p. 553

 

Table 2 — Number of American Troops Serving in 
Muslim Morolands As of 1904 

Category	Officers	Men
		Regional  Distribution		Sub-Total
Regular U.S. Troops	236	Malabang	500	3,766
		Parang-Parang	205
		Jolo	744
		Other areas	2,317
Civilian Staff	25
Native Troops	11	543
Philippine Constabulary (Muslims  and Christian  mixed)  under Civil Government orders	22	530
Total Strength	294	4,839
Source :  The Philippine Islands by John Foreman, 1906.

               Table 3 — Number of American Casualties 
                                    Independence War (1899-1902)

Category	As of  August 31, 1899*			As of 1901**			July 4, 1902
	Officers	Men	Combined	Officers	Men	Combined	Combined
Dead  (all causes)	19	342	361	115	3,384	3,499	3,216
Killed in Action							1,018
Wounded	87	1,325	1,412	170	2,609	2,779
TOTAL			361			3,499	4,234
Sources:  * Jose, Vivencio R., The Rise and Fall of Antonio Luna, Solar Books, Quezon City, Philippines, 1986, p. 301 ** Foreman, John, The Philippine Islands, Scribner Books, NY, 1906)

 

Table 4 — Filipino War Casualties (1899-1913) 

Casualty Category	Luzon/Visayas Christians		Mindanao Muslims  (1902-1913)
	1899-1902	1902-1907
Soldiers	20,000 *	2,000 *
Civilians	500,000 *		100,000 **
Notes: * Figures from conflicting estimates from historians. The main casualties came from punitive expeditions in Samar and concentration camps in Batangas, Marinduque, and other provinces.
** PAWCI's estimate based on its own research.

 

Table 5 — Number of Battle Encounters (1899-1913 ) 

Casualty Category	Christian War Theater		Moro War Theater  (1902-1913)
	1899-1902	1902-1907
Major Battles *
Skirmishes **
TOTAL	Over 5,000
Notes:  * Major battles are formal or conventional battles using rifles and artilleries.  ** Skirmishes were actually guerilla warfare but this non-formal warfare was not defined then by military  science and tactics.  Research still going for data. Carried by the momentum of the war, the 1902-1907 encounters were carried by Filipino guerrillas who refused to surrender.

 

Table 6 — Assorted Arms Surrendered 
by the Filipinos 

Type of Armament	Total Count
	Christian War Theater		Moro War Theater  (1903-1913)
	1899-1902	1902-1907
Revolvers	868
Rifles	15,693
Cannons & Lantakas	122
Bolo knives	3,516
Note: No breakdown of make, models, and manufacturer.  Lantakas are are home-made cannons made of bamboos or water pipes.

 
 
 
 

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