Original sentence: Fighting erupted between forces of the United States and those of the Philippine Republic on February 4, 1899, in what became known as the 1899 Battle of Manila.The conflict arose when the First Philippine Republic objected to the terms of the Treaty of Paris under which the United States took possession of the Philippines from Spain, ending the short Spanish–American War
Edited sentence: Fighting erupted between forces of the United States and those of the Philippine Republic on February 4, 1899 when the US Army attacked its nearby "allies", in what became known as the 1899 Battle of Manila.The conflict arose when the First Philippine Republic objected to the terms of the Treaty of Paris under which the United States claimed possession of the Philippines from Spain, ending the short Spanish–American War