Battle of Olongapo

Battle of Olongapo
	Part of the Philippine–American War
Date	18-23 September 1899
Location	Olongapo, Zambales, Philippines
Result	American victory Filipino artillery gun destroyed;
Belligerents
United States	First Philippine Republic
Commanders and leaders
Elwell Stephen Otis	Unknown
Strength
70 marines; 180 sailors; 1 protected cruiser; 1 monitor; 1 gunboat; 1 armed transport	300 soldiers
Casualties and losses
1 wounded	unknown

The Battle of Olongapo was fought September 18–23, 1899, during the Philippine–American War. The battle featured both land and sea fighting, of which the objective was the destruction of the single Filipino artillery gun in Olongapo, a menace to American ships crossing the nearby sea.

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