Surrender of all Spanish forces in Cavite to Filipino forces[1]
Raising of the Philippine National Flag for the first time[2]
Territorial changes
Filipino revolutionaries liberate Cavite province
Belligerents
Philippines
Spanish Empire
Commanders and leaders
Emilio Aguinaldo Artemio Ricarte Mariano Noriel Luciano San Miguel Juan Cailles
Leopoldo García Peña
Strength
~18,000 12,000 at Alapan 6,000 nearby
~3,070 270 in Alapan garrison 2,800 in Cavite[3]: 427
Casualties and losses
unknown
132 killed 200+ captured at Alapan garrison 2,800 surrendered by May 31[3]: 427
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Pasong Tamo
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Noveleta
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Talisay
Nasugbu
Balayan
Lian
Batangas
Binakayan and Dalahican
Calero Bridge
Sambat
Morong
Bulacan
Pampanga
Ilocos Norte and Ilocos Sur
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Motin de Manila
Bataan
Bacoor
Pateros
Tarlac
Kakarong de Sili
Zapote
Silang
Naik
Perez Dasmariñas
Montalban
Mount Purog
Aliaga
Paombong
Biak-na-Bato
Camalig
Alapan
Calamba
Santa Cruz
Bolinao
Baguio
Tayabas
Lipa
Baler
Dagupan
Vigan
2nd Manila
Masbate
Revolt of Ambos Camarines
Visayas
Aklan
Capiz
Cebu
Talamban
Balisong
Batan
Lincud
Iloilo
Negros
Antique
Oton
Pilar
Sara
Jaro
Visayas Expedition
Mindanao
Calaganan
Zamboanga
Misamis
Davao
The Battle of Alapan (Filipino: Labanan sa Alapan, Spanish: Batalla de Alapan) was fought on May 28, 1898, and was the first military victory of the Filipino Revolutionaries led by Emilio Aguinaldo after his return to the Philippines from Hong Kong. After the American naval victory in the Battle of Manila Bay, Aguinaldo returned from exile in Hong Kong, reconstituted the Philippine Revolutionary Army, and fought against the Spanish troops in a garrison in Alapan, Imus, Cavite. The battle lasted for five hours, from 10:00 A.M. to 3:00 P.M.
After the victory at Alapan, Aguinaldo unfurled the Philippine flag for the first time, and hoisted it at the Teatro Caviteño in Cavite Nuevo (present-day Cavite City) in front of Filipino revolutionaries and more than 270 captured Spanish troops. A group of American sailors of the US Asiatic Squadron also witnessed the unfurling.
Flag Day is celebrated every May 28 in honor of this battle. This day also marks the start of the national Independence Day celebrations, as well as of the province-wide Kalayaan Festival celebrated all over Cavite province, honoring the province's role in the achievement of national independence.
^United States War Department (1903). Annual reports of the War Department for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1903: Report of the Chief of Engineers; Supplement to the report of the Chief of Engineers. ISBN 9780332735498. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
^Official Gazette of the Philippines. "The Philippine Flag". Official Gazette of the Philippines. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
^ abUnited States War Department (1903). Annual reports of the War Department for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1903: Report of the Chief of Engineers; Supplement to the report of the Chief of Engineers. ISBN 9780332735498. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
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