Battle of Binakayan

Battle of Binakayan-Dalahican
Part of the Philippine Revolution
Monument of the Battle of Binakayan
Date November 9–11, 1896 Location Northern Cavite province, Spanish East Indies (now Philippines) Major fighting: Noveleta, and Cavite el Viejo towns, plus the city of Cavite Minor fighting or skirmishes: Imus and Bacoor towns Result Decisive Filipino victory Territorial changes Filipino Revolutionaries occupy Cavite City Spanish Government fail to recapture all of Cavite; Filipinos successfully liberate all of Cavite and most of Laguna, Batangas and Tayabas provinces afterwards
Belligerents
Filipino Revolutionaries Magdalo Magdiwang Matagumpay	Spanish Empire Captaincy General of the Philippines
Commanders and leaders
Emilio Aguinaldo Santiago Alvarez Candido Tirona † Gregoria Montoya † Baldomero Aguinaldo Edilberto Evangelista Simeon Satorre † Pio del Pilar Artemio Ricarte Pascual Alvarez Mariano Riego de Dios	Ramón Blanco Diego de los Ríos Fermín Díaz Matoni José Marina  (WIA) Mariano Borraja † Victorano Oloriz  (WIA) Marcelino Muñoz  (WIA) Norberto Baturome † José Castro †
Strength
112,000 35,000 regulars 60,000+ irregulars, militia and voluntary civilians	16,000-20,000 At Binakayan 12,000-15,000 5,000-5,200 Spanish Troops 1,600-1,612 Spanish Marines 2 companies from 73rd Regiment 1 company of artillery 60 military engineers 2 naval warships 4 gunboats 10,000+ native mercenaries and loyalists At Dalahican 3,000-5,000 1,500-3,500 from the 4th Battalion of Cazadores 4 large guns 3 bronze mortars Several contingents from 73rd Native Regiment
Casualties and losses
At Binakayan: 300+ deaths, ~3,000 more casualties At Dalahican: ~400-700 casualties	At Binakayan~500+ confirmed deaths (including 9 officers) ~8,000 more casualties At Dalahican: 1,000+ casualties Hundreds more captured in Cavite City

Filipino Revolutionaries occupy Cavite City

Filipino Revolutionaries

Spanish Empire

112,000

16,000-20,000
At Binakayan
12,000-15,000

At Dalahican
3,000-5,000

At Binakayan~500+ confirmed deaths
(including 9 officers) ~8,000 more casualties
At Dalahican: 1,000+ casualties

The Battle of Binakayan-Dalahican was a simultaneous battle during the Philippine Revolution that was fought from November 9–11, 1896 that led to a decisive Filipino victory. The twin battle took place at the shores of Binakayan, in the town of Cavite Viejo (also called Cavite el Viejo, now Kawit); Dalahican and Dagatan in Noveleta; and, to minimal extent, in Imus and Bacoor towns in Cavite province, Philippines that lasted for two days before the Spanish army retreated demoralized and in disarray. The result of the battle was the first significant Filipino victory in the country's history.

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