End date March 1904 Location Philippines | Result U.S. Victory | |
Colonel H. Scott Datu Panglima Hassan
Usap
Laksamana Combatants United States of America, Sultanate of Sulu Similar Philippine–American War, Moro Rebellion, Battle of Paete, Battle of Santo Tomas, Battle of Mabitac | ||
The Hassan uprising was a rebellion among the Moro people of Jolo during the Moro Rebellion. It was led by a Muslim datu named Datu Hassan the youngest son of the Great Raja Muda Ammang. Panglima Hassan had assembled followers in Jolo's Crater Lake region, preparing to attack Jolo. Leonard Wood led a force of 1,250 soldiers, including Robert L. Bullard's 28th Infantry, in an attack on "Hassan's Palace", the "strongest cotta in the Sulu Archipelago". The Moro's fled and the Americans burned the fort. Hassan surrendered but then escaped, which led Wood to destroy every hostile cotta he encountered, resulting in the death of Datu Andung on Mount Suliman. Although never capturing Hassan, Wood did end up killing 1,500 Moros, which included women and children.
The uprising ended in March 1904, when Hassan and two others were cornered by 400 men under Scott's command at Bud Bagsak. It took 34 gunshots to finally kill Hassan. The Moros only had a few rifles and kris blades. An American who was injured was almost reached with his mouth holding a kris, by the injured Hassan. It was only a head shot with a .45 caliber which killed Hassan since an American was about get hacked with a barong wielded by Hassan despite being shot 32 times already by Krag rifle bullets.