During the Spanish-American War, Filipino rebels led by Emilio Aguinaldo fought for independence. After Americans took the colony, the rebellion ended.
Emilio Aguinaldo was the leader of the Filipino rebels.
Filipino rebels, like Emilio Aguinaldo, were told by the Americans that if the Spanish were defeated, the Filipinos would be granted independence. The Filipino Rebels, greatly desiring this, fought alongside the Americans. After the war, the United States reneged on the deal and would not grant Filipino independence for nearly another fifty years.
Independence from Spain.
Filipino rebels were disappointed when the United States took control of the Philippines because they expected to gain independence from Spanish rule after collaborating with the US during the Spanish-American War. However, the US did not grant them immediate independence and instead established colonial rule over the Philippines, sparking the Philippine-American War.
In "Mister Pip," the rebels are the Bougainvillean Revolutionary Army, a group of rebels fighting for independence from Papua New Guinea. They are against the government's control of the island and are involved in the civil conflict that disrupts the characters' lives.
During the Spanish-American War, Filipino rebels led by Emilio Aguinaldo proclaim the independence of the Philippines after 300 years of Spanish rule. By mid-August, Filipino rebels and U.S. troops had ousted the Spanish, but Aguinaldo's hopes for independence were dashed when the United States formally annexed the Philippines as part of its peace treaty with Spain.
Filipino rebels became involved in the Spanish-American War by initially collaborating with the United States, thinking they would gain independence from Spanish rule. However, the Treaty of Paris in 1898 transferred Philippine control from Spain to the United States, leading to the Philippine-American War as the rebels fought against American colonial rule.
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The rebels fought on even though their leader had been wounded in the battle.
Filipino rebels were disappointed when the US took control of the Philippines because they had believed that the US would support their independence movement against Spanish rule. Instead, the US opted to annex the Philippines as a colony, leading to a protracted conflict known as the Philippine-American War.
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Patriots or Rebels.