page_title: 9th Infantry Regiment (United States)
section_title: Philippines
hierarchical_section_title: 9th Infantry Regiment (United States) / History / 20th century / Philippines
caption_attribution_description: Balangiga photo of Company C, 9th US Infantry Regiment with Valeriano Abanador.
context_page_description: The 9th Infantry Regiment is a parent infantry regiment of the United States Army.
  Unrelated units designated the 9th Infantry Regiment were organized in the United States Army in 1798 during the Quasi-War, in 1812 during the war of 1812, and in 1847 during the Mexican–American War. The 1812 regiment fought in the Battle of Lundy's Lane, and the 1847 regiment in the Battle for Mexico City.
  The lineage of the current regiment begins with the 1855 organization of the 9th Infantry Regiment, which was dispatched to the Pacific Northwest, where it served in the American Indian Wars. The regiment remained in the west during the American Civil War, garrisoning posts near San Francisco. After the end of the American Civil War the regiment continued its service through the final Indian Wars, then fought at the Battle of San Juan Hill during the Spanish–American War. During the Boxer Rebellion, the 9th Infantry was sent to China, where it earned the nickname Manchu. After the end of the rebellion the regiment saw duty in the Philippine–American War.
  In 1917 the regiment became part of the 2nd Infantry Division, with which it served during World War I, World War II, and the Korean War.
context_section_description: Following duty in China the regiment served in the Philippine–American War; Company C of the Regiment suffered casualties in the Balangiga massacre of September 1901.
caption: Soldiers of Company C, 9th US Infantry Regiment with Valeriano Abanador (standing, sixth from right) in Balangiga in August 1901.
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