Armed forces of the First Philippine Republic (1899-1901)
Philippine Revolutionary Army Ejército Revolucionario Filipino
Panghimagsikang Hukbong Katihan ng Pilipinas
Emblem (1897)
Active
March 22, 1897–November 13, 1899
Country
Philippines
Allegiance
Tejeros Government from March 22, 1897 to November 1, 1897
Republic of Biak-na-Bato from November 1, 1897 to December 14, 1897
unknown following the December 14, 1897 signing of the Pact of Biak na Bato until April 17, 1898.
Central Executive Committee from April 17, 1898 to May 19, 1899
Dictatorial Government from May 19, 1898 to June 23, 1898
Revolutionary Government from June 23, 1898 to January 22, 1899
Philippine Republic from January 22, 1899 to perhaps November 13, 1899, when Aguinaldo decided to disperse his army and begin guerrilla war
Type
Army
Role
Military Force
Size
80,000 to 100,000 (1898)[1]
Garrison/HQ
Kawit, Cavite[citation needed]
Nickname(s)
Republican Army[2][3]
Colors
Blue, Red, White, and Gold
Anniversaries
March 22
Engagements
Philippine RevolutionSpanish–American WarPhilippine–American War
Commanders
President
Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo
Commanding General
Gen. Artemio Ricarte (1897–1899) Gen. Antonio Luna (1899)
Notable commanders
Gen. Simeón Ola Gen. Manuel Tinio Gen. Pío del Pilar Gen. Mariano Noriel Gen. Juan Cailles Gen. Gregorio del Pilar Gen. Miguel Malvar Gen. Tomás Mascardo Gen. José Alejandrino Gen. Licerio Gerónimo Col. Paco Román Maj. Manuel Quezon
Military unit
Marching Filipino soldiers during the inauguration of the First Philippine Republic in Malolos on January 23, 1899.
The Philippine Revolutionary Army, later renamed Philippine Republican Army[4] (Spanish: Ejército Revolucionario Filipino; Tagalog: Panghimagsikang Hukbong Katihan ng Pilipinas), was the official armed forces 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.
^Deady 2005, p. 55 (page 3 of the PDF)
^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.
^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.
^"Philippine Revolution | GOVPH". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines.
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