Moro Rebellion

Moro Rebellion
	Part of the Philippine–American War
	; American soldiers battling against Moro fighters
Date	February 4, 1899 – June 15, 1913
Location	Mindanao and Sulu Archipelago (today part of southern Philippines)
Result	American victory Total annexation of the Philippine Islands; Formation of the Department of Mindanao and Sulu;
Belligerents
United States Insular Government;	Sultanate of Sulu; Maguindanao Sultanate; Sultanates of Lanao
Commanders and leaders
Leonard Wood; Tasker H. Bliss; John J. Pershing	Jamalul Kiram II; Panglima Hassan; Datu Ali
Strength
25,000	unknown
Casualties and losses
United States:; 130 killed; 270 wounded; ~500 dead from disease; Philippine Scouts:; 111 killed; 109 wounded; Philippine Constabulary:; 1,706 casualties	Heavy; official casualties are unknown

The Moro Rebellion (1899–1913) was an armed conflict between the Moro people and the United States military during the Philippine–American War.

The word "Moro" – the Spanish word for "Moor" – is a term for Muslim people who lived in the Southern Philippines, an area that includes Mindanao, Jolo and the neighboring Sulu Archipelago.

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