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Warfare in pre-colonial Philippines

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of friendship, since Cainta was a fortified polity which was perfectly capable of defending itself. In August 1571, Legazpi assigned his nephew, Juan de Salcedo, to "pacify" Cainta. After travelling several days upriver, Salcedo lay siege to the city, and eventually found a weak spot on the wall. The final Spanish attack over 400 residents of Cainta killed.
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When the Spanish forces of Miguel LĂłpez de Legazpi first established the City of Manila in 1571, Cainta was one of the surrounding polities who went to Manila to negotiate for friendship with Manila. However, Cainta's envoys noted the small size of Legaspi's forces and decided to withdraw their offer
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binding on the front, which was also coated with a resin that turned rock-hard upon drying. These shields were generally 0.5 meters by 1.5 meters in size and, along with missile deflecting helmets, provided full body protection that was difficult to penetrate. Thus, it is not surprising that most of
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The former sultan of Malacca decided to retake his city from the Portuguese with a fleet of ships from Lusung in 1525 A.D., SOURCE: Barros, Joao de, Decada terciera de Asia de Ioano de Barros dos feitos que os Portugueses fezarao no descubrimiento dos mares e terras de Oriente , Lisbon, 1777,
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was fought in Manila between the native Filipinos led by Rajah Sulayman, a vassal to the Sultan of Brunei, and the Spaniards led by Martin de Goiti, Maestre de Campo, on May 24, 1570. The forces under Goiti were victorious and as a result, Manila became the capital of the Spanish East Indies.
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built forts made of stone walls that averaged several meters in width and about two to three times the width in height around 2000 BC. Spanish descriptions indicate that the typical fortifications consisted of raised earthworks with a wooden palisade along the top (called a
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on hills and elevated areas. These fortifications were likened to European castles because of their purpose. Usually, the only entrance to the castles would be via a rope ladder that would only be lowered for the villagers and could be kept away when invaders arrived.
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Pre-colonial Filipinos also used larger cannons made of iron and resembling culverins that provided heavier firepower. They were sometimes mounted on a boat or fortification that can be wheeled, allowing the gunner to quickly track a moving target. The iron cannon at
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Lucoes warriors aided the Burmese king in his invasion of Siam in 1547 AD. At the same time, Lusung warriors fought alongside the Siamese king and faced the same elephant army of the Burmese king in the defence of the Siamese capital at
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was worn against the body under the barote; the body armor itself extended to the elbow and knee with an ankle-length variety with sleeves for manning defenses, although for greater agility confident warriors preferred to go without them.
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were built behind the fortifications as a stand for archers armed with long bows. There are reports of well constructed wooden fortifications around the political centers of Manila, Tondo, Cebu, Mindoro and numerous other coastal towns.
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The making of swords involved elaborate rituals that were based mainly on the auspicious conjunctions of planets. The passage of the sword from the maker entailed a mystical ceremony that was coupled with beliefs. The lowlanders of
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in expeditions against rebellious tribes and Dutch and British forces. Some of the larger rowed vessels held up to a hundred rowers on each side besides a contingent of armed troops. Generally, the larger vessels held at least one
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had double sails that seemed to rise well over a hundred feet from the surface of the water. Despite their large size, these ships had double outriggers. Some of the larger sailing ships, however, did not have outriggers.
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Another strategy used throughout the islands were ambushes where they would lead large enemy troops into an ambush of surrounding men or attacking enemies from behind when their defenses are down. The Spanish
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tactics to repel invaders gave rise to the name Kang Sri Lumayng Sugbo (literally "that of Sri Lumay's great fire") to the town, which was later shortened to Sugbo ("scorched earth").
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in Tagalog) surrounded by a ditch or water-filled moat. However, local variations on construction technique were specific to the local environment. In Bicol, bamboo towers called
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for use on the battlefield, and swords were an important part of native weaponry. In some parts of the Philippines, armor was made from diverse materials such as
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courtesy of William Henry Scott, Barangay: Sixteenth-Century Philippine Culture and Society, Quezon City: Ateneo de Manila University Press, 1994, page 194.
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Arabic author Al Ya'akubi writing in 800 CE recorded that the kingdom of Musa (Muja, which is old Brunei) was in alliance with the kingdom of Mayd (either
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of Maynila was also known to have big iron cannons measuring around 17 feet (5.18 m), it was made by a native blacksmith and cannon maker known as
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The Ivatan people of the northern islands of Batanes often built fortifications to protect themselves during times of war. They built their so-called
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the raids that were successful in terms of taking captives and heads, were surprise ambushes that literally caught the enemy with their shields down.
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The tactics and strategies prevalent during the Philippines' early historic period were shaped by the archipelagic nature of the islands.
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Conditions Of Those Islands From Their Earliest Relations With European Nations To The Beginning Of The Nineteenth Century
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in 1547 AD. At the same time, Lusung warriors fought alongside the Siamese king and faced the same elephant army of the
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Emma Helen Blair; James Alex; er Robertson, eds. (1903). "Relacion de las Yslas Filipinas (1582) by Miguel de Loarca".
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The Collection of Primitive Weapons and Armor of the Philippine Islands in the United States National Museum
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were also locally manufactured and used by the natives. The most fearsome among these native guns was the
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was noted for his strict policies in defending against Moro raiders and slavers from Mindanao. His use of
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had their own forces, divided between the islands, each one with its own ruler. These forces were called
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Shields were important defensive weapons in all lowland societies of the Philippines. Visayan shields,
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were extensively used by the indigenous polities throughout the archipelago, the fortified polity of
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A suma oriental de Tomé Pires e o livro de Francisco Rodriguez: Leitura e notas de Armando Cortesão
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or bark cords, tight enough to be waterproof and knotted intricately so that cuts did not spread.
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at the front of the vessel or another one placed at the stern. Philippine sailing ships called
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were breastplates and back plates made of bamboo bark, hardwood like ebony or in Mindanao, and
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on 1571, a Spanish chronicler mentioned that the native warships was equipped with one or two
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Marivir Montebon, Retracing Our Roots – A Journey into Cebu's Pre-Colonial Past, p.15
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organized the first recorded military action against the Spanish colonizers in the
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government bureaucrat, reported a group of "ferocious raiders" near the coast of
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refers to the military history of the Philippines prior to Spanish colonization.
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Participating in land and sea raids were an essential part of the duties of the
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It was integrated to the Spanish Empire through pacts and treaties (c.1569) by
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horn or elephant hide from Jolo. Sharkskin was used effectively for helmets or
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in the Philippines), against the Chinese Empire which they waged war against.
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described the preparations and the undertaking of such raids in his book
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in the form of tattoos on their bodies, hence the Spanish name for them—
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with a fleet of ships from Lusung in 1525 AD. Luções (warriors from
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The Moros later adopted European armour and firearms during their
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were of excellent quality and some of them were used by the
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king in the defence of the Siamese capital at Ayuthaya.
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In 1521, the Visayan ruler of the indigenous polity of
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