On February 4 , 1899 , in the Battle of Manila , fighting broke out Process_start between the Filipino and American forces , beginning the Philippine–American War .

That led to Causation U.S. involvement Participation in the Philippine Revolution and ultimately in the Philippine–American War .

The Philippine–American War , also referred Name_conferral to as the FilipinoAmerican War , the Philippine War , the Philippine Insurrection or the Tagalog Insurgency ( Filipino : `` Digmaang Pilipino-Amerikano '' ; Spanish : `` Guerra Filipino-Estadounidense '' ) , was an armed conflict between the First Philippine Republic and the United States that lasted from February 4 , 1899 , to July 2 , 1902 .