Taking over from Spanish colonialism, the US launched an interventionist war in 1899 against the sovereign Filipino people. The brutality of the foreign aggressors resulted in the death of 20,000 Filipino combatants and an additional 1.5 million civilians.
Pinalitan ng US ang kolonyalismong Espanyol at naglunsad ng gerang mapanakop noong 1899 laban sa nakapangyayaring sambayanang Pilipino. Nagresulta ang brutalidad ng dayuhang mananakop sa pagkamatay ng 20,000 mandirigmang Pilipino at ng karagdagan pang 1.5 milyong sibilyan.