Original sentence: Aguinaldo became the Philippines' first President.He played an instrumental role during the Philippines' revolution against Spain, and the subsequent Philippine-American War that resisted American occupation
Edited sentence: Aguinaldo became the Philippines' first President and one of the greatest military generals of the Philippines.He played an instrumental role during the victorious Philippines' revolution against Spain, and the subsequent Philippine-American War or War of Philippine Independence that resisted and struck the first major blow against US imperialism