The Philippine-American War began after an American
soldier Pvt. Robert William Grayson shot
a Filipino while on guard at the San Juan Del Monte Bridge. Initially the Americans used their superior
weapons and artillery against the Filipinos.
The Filipinos fought as hard as they could but as the war continued they
suffered several defeats. Even a change
to guerilla tactics did not change the tide of the war. Later the Americans succeeded in capturing Filipino
president Emilio Aguinaldo who surrendered to the Americans but other Filipinos
such as Macario Sakay, Simeon Ola and Miguel Malvar continued the fight but
eventually these officers were either captured or surrendered to the Americans
and war came to a close.
