Battle of Makahambus Hill

Significance

The Battle of Makahambus Hill stands as one of the Filipino victories over American forces during the Philippine–American War, occurring in Cagayan de Misamis on June 4, 1900. The engagement was conducted by the Western Mindanao Division under Colonel Apolinar Velez, whose force consisted largely of volunteers supplemented by regular Filipino army personnel. The battle represents the capacity of locally organized resistance in Mindanao to contest American military operations during the war's early occupation phase, demonstrating that armed opposition extended beyond the principal Luzon theater into the southern islands.

Commanders (1)