Philippine Revolutionary Army

Philippine Revolutionary Army Panghimagsikang Hukbong Katihan ng Pilipinas Ejército Revolucionario Filipino
Ejercito en la República dela Filipina Emblem, 1897
Founded	March 22, 1897
Country	Philippine Republic
Type	Army
Role	Military Force
Size	80,000 to 100,000 (1898)
Garrison/HQ	Kawit, Cavite
Nickname(s)	"Republican Army" "Philippine Army"
Colors	Blue, Red, Gold and White
Anniversaries	March 22
Engagements	Philippine Revolution Spanish–American War Philippine–American War
Commanders
Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Philippines	President General Emilio Aguinaldo
Notable commanders	Artemio Ricarte Antonio Luna Pío del Pilar Mariano Noriel Gregorio del Pilar Miguel Malvar

The Philippine Revolutionary Army (Filipino: Panghimagsikang Hukbong Katihan ng Pilipinas; Spanish: Ejército Revolucionario Filipino) was founded on March 22, 1897 in Cavite. General Artemio Ricarte was designated as its first Captain General during the Tejeros Convention. This armed force of General Emilio Aguinaldo's central revolutionary government replaced the Katipunan militia.

The revolutionary army used the 1896 edition of the Spanish regular army's Ordenanza del Ejército to organize its forces and establish its character as a modern army. Rules and regulations were laid down for the reorganization of the army, along with the regulation of ranks and the adoption of new fighting methods, new rank insignias, and a new standard uniform known as the rayadillo. Filipino artist Juan Luna is credited with this design. His brother, General Antonio Luna commissioned him with the task and personally paid for the new uniforms. Juan Luna also designed the collar insignia for the uniforms, distinguishing between the services: infantry, cavalry, artillery, sappers, and medics. At least one researcher has postulated that Juan Luna may have patterned the tunic after the English Norfolk jacket, since the Filipino version is not a copy of any Spanish-pattern uniform.Infantry officers wore blue pants with a black stripe down the side, while Cavalry officers wore red trousers with black stripes.