Moro Crater massacre

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Moro Crater massacre
Date 1906 Location Jolo island, Philippines Result US victory
Belligerents
Moro Rebellion	Philippine Constabulary  United States
Commanders
Unknown	Major General Leonard Wood
Strength
Unknown	540?
Casualties and losses
600? civilians	15 killed, 32 wounded

v • d • e Philippine–American War Manila – Santa Cruz – Pagsanjan – Paete – Quingua Zapote Bridge – San Jacinto – Tirad Pass – Paye – Catubig Makahambus Hill – Cagayan de Misamis–Agusan Hill – Pulang Lupa – Balangiga – Mabitac – Lonoy – Siranaya – Malalag River – Moro Rebellion

v • d • e Moro Rebellion Hassan Uprising – Taraca – Dolores River – 1st Bud Dajo – 2nd Bud Dajo – Bud Bagsak

The Moro Crater massacre is a name given to the final phase of the First Battle of Bud Dajo, a military engagement of the Philippine-American War which took place March 10, 1906, on the isle of Jolo in the southern Philippines. Forces of the U.S. Army under the command of Major General Leonard Wood, a naval detachment comprising 540 soldiers, along with a detachment of native constabulary, armed with artillery and small firearms, attacked a village hidden in the crater of the dormant volcano Bud Dajo. Fifteen American soldiers were killed, and thirty-two were wounded; more than 600 mostly unarmed Muslim Moro villagers (including many children) were killed but none were wounded.

[edit] References

• Mark Twain, Weapons of Satire, pp. 168-178, Syracuse University Press, Syracuse, NY 1992

• This material is taken from the Humanities Digital Information Service of Stanford University [1]. Textbase is no longer available due to copyright issues.
• Responses to the Moro Massacre. An overview with Anti-Imperialism history in the United States