Battle of Jolo (1974)

Battle of Jolo
	Part of the Moro conflict
Date	February 4, 1974 - February 11, 1974
Location	Jolo, Sulu, Philippines
Result	Philippine government victory Philippine Armed Forces regain control of Jolo, Sulu.; Jolo municipality suffers heavy damage; 40,000 civilians rendered homeless;
Belligerents
Moro National Liberation Front	Philippines Armed Forces of the Philippines;
Commanders and leaders
Nur Misuari – MNLF Leader	Ferdinand Marcos – Commander-in-Chief Col. Salvador M. Mison – 14th Infantry Battalion leader

The battle of Jolo, also referred to as the burning of Jolo or the siege of Jolo, was a military confrontation between the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) and the government of the Philippines in February 1974 in the municipality of Jolo, in the southern Philippines.

It is considered one of the key early incidents of the Moro insurgency in the Philippines, and led numerous Moro leaders to resist martial law under Ferdinand Marcos.

MNLF forces initially managed to control the municipality, except the airport and an adjacent military camp. Government forces led by the 14th Infantry Battalion managed to regain control of the town. The United States military also reportedly participated according to both government and MNLF officials.

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