Philippine-American War, Buffalo Soldiers, 9th Cavalry

Entitled: Buffalo Soldiers of the 9th Calvary Regiment take a group photo before deploying from San Francisco to participate in combat operations in the Philippine-American War. Buffalo Soldiers originally were members of the US 10th Cavalry Regiment of the US Army. This nickname was given to the Negro Cavalry by the Native American tribes they fought in the Indian Wars. The term became synonymous with all of the African American regiments formed in 1866: 9th Cavalry Regiment, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 24th Infantry Regiment, and 25th Infantry Regiment. The Philippine-American War (1899-1902) was an armed conflict between the US and Philippine revolutionaries. The conflict arose from the struggle of the First Philippine Republic to secure independence from the US following the latter's acquisition of the Philippines from Spain after the Spanish-American War. The war was a continuation of the Philippine struggle for independence that began in 1896 with the Philippine Revolution. Fighting erupted between US and Philippine revolutionary forces on February 4, 1899, and quickly escalated into the 1899 Second Battle of Manila. On June 2, 1899, the First Philippine Republic officially declared war against the US. The war officially ended on July 4, 1902

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12698681

Media ID

48540562

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4950px x 2799px (1.9MB)

Credit

NPS/Science Source/Mary Evans