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rooster-does-art · 1 year

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On February 4, 1899 the Philippine-American War began.

After months of tension, Filipino and United States forces engaged each other in open warfare in what would become known as the battle of Manila.

At around 8 o'clock in the evening of February 4, 1899, Private William Grayson, of the 1st Nebraska Volunteer Infantry Regiment, and two other soldiers from his regiment, were patrolling their section of the line. They had orders to halt any armed person entering the vicinity of the barrio of Santol. They would eventually Filipino soldiers in the distance.

Accounts varry on where these Filipino soldiers were. American sources say that the Filipino soldiers were approaching the American patrol, while Filipino sources say that the Filipino soldiers were in their own lines at Blockhouse No. 7.

Either way, it is agreed by both sides that the American patrol fired the first shot and that no one was hit by this initial volley. After the first shots, both American and Filipino forces echanged volleys against one another. A general alarm along the whole American line was sounded, while Filipino forces were informed that they were now in a state of hostilities with the United States.

Over the next two days, American and Filipino forces would fight a bloody battle along the outskirts of Manila, which would become the biggest battle of the whole war.

Filipino forces would eventually be forced to retreat and, after a series of defeats in open warfare, the Philippine Army would switch to guerrilla warfare tactics in November of that year.

The Philippine-American war would officially end on July 2, 1902, although various Filipino holdouts would continue fighting in the years following the official end.

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Depicted in the image is one of the first engagements in the battle of Manila, which was the struggle for San Juan bridge. Moments after the first shots were fired, Filipino forces from the Infantry Battalion of the Morong Expedition made an assault on San Juan bridge, which was defended by the 1st Nebraska Volunteer Infantry Regiment.

Accounts vary on what time the Filipino attacked occured, or if Filipino forces temporarily captured the bridge, but it is generally agreed upon that the attack on San Juan bridge was the first major action in the battle and that by the morning of February 5, Filipino forces have been repelled.

Representing the Filipino soldiers is Philippine Pony (@asktheunponies) and Techbro West (@techbro-arts). Both are wearing the rayadillo uniform, which was one of the main uniforms being distributed to the Philippine Army at the time. The two are also armed with the Spanish Regimenton Rolling Block rifle, which, next to the Spanish Mauser Model 1893 rifle, was the common long-arm of Filipino forces.

A portion of the San Juan river can be seen on the far left side.

#Art #Random Art #History #Philippine History #History with Ponies #Philippine-American War #Battle of Manila 1899 #1899 #MLP #My Little Pony #techbro-arts #Doing the stripes on the rayadillo was hard #Took me a while to figure out an easier method for it

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yeoldenews · 5 months

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(source: The Leighton News, December 24, 1897.)

#dear santa #kids #1890s #history #alabama #ponies

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mlpoutofcontext · 6 months

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The Clone High universe is to the Epic Rap Battles of History universe as the Equestria Girls universe is to the My Little Pony universe

#Clone high #erb #epic rap battles of history #equestrian girls #MLP #MLP FIM #MLP g4 #My little pony #my little pony friendship is magic #Shitpost #Analysis

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ravewing · 1 month

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napoleon crossing the alps but its twilight sparkle

(normal vers under the cut)

#napoleon #napoleon bonaparte #napoleonic #history #mlp #my little pony #twilight sparkle #might go to hell for this one #rave art

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obscenicon · 1 month

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my little ponies if they were epic....

#mlp #mlp:fim #my little pony #my little pony: friendship is magic #mane six #oddities&curiosities #i was frustrated that i didnt get to draw anything for black history month #so you get pony hairstyles #thats right. i made your mlp black. what are you gonna do about it #human versions are coming soon ponies are just lower stress to draw.

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en-wheelz-me · 10 months

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#cars #car #classic #ford #ford mustang #mustang #mustang convertile #classic muscle car #classic muscle #pony #pony car #ringbrothers #classic american cars #american cars #american history #american muscle

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kekkuda · 1 year

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BLOOD DRUNK AND BEAST POSSESSED HUNTERS GET THE JAR

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victoroni-cheese · 3 months

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It's black history month!!

#my little pony #mlp fim #pinkie pie #mlp pinkie #equestria girls #mlp eqg #black history

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toonrandy · 2 months

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Black girl vibes ✨

I wanted to do this for Black History Month last month, but in addition to celebrating BHM it’s now also for International Women’s Day (Friday, March 8)!

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rooster-does-art · 1 year

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The US Federalized Philippine National Guard

The Philippine National Guard (PNG) was the descendant of the Philippine Militia that was created on March 1917. By April 1917 the PNG was created and ordered to muster its regiments and supporting units.

At the time, the Philippine Legislature created the PNG in hopes of showing to the US that they were capable of self-governance. The US Governor-General of the Philippine Insular Government supported this idea, as both envisioned the creation of a National Guard that may eventually be sent to join other US forces that were being shipped of to Europe. With the US having just joined the Great War, the idea was to create a division sized National Guard that could supplement the American Expeditionary Force to Europe.

However, in order to join regular army and national guard forces bound for Europe, the PNG must first by Federalized by the US government. For that to happen, they must follow the basic standards set up by the US Army. This proved to be harder task than anticipated.

The US Army's Philippine Department was initially supportive of the creation of the PNG. However, as time went on, and with many officers and resources being diverted to the war effort, they soon became unsupportive of the idea of the PNG. They saw it a another unit that would steal the meagre resources the army forces in the islands were recieving. Because of this the army was reluctant, and sometimes denied, request by the Governor-General to transfer weapons, uniforms, and Philippine Scout officers and NCOs to the forming militia units.

Despite these problems, the PNG grew and by 1918 there were 25,000 members in the PNG.

However, there was another problem the PNG was encountering. The US Government was hesitating to Federalize the force. The reason for this was because the Federalization of the PNG would mean that it would be incorporated in the the Federal Army. With the PNG having Filipino officers, some members of Congress did not like the idea of American soldiers being forced to salute and take orders from Filipino officers.

With dwindling hopes of Federalization, and with pay in the PNG not enough for to sustain its member's families, many of its members began leaving until there were less than 5,000 troops left.

Later on, rumors of the eventual Federalization of the PNG and a possible deployment overseas reinvigorated its members, as preparations were done for a possible shipment to the US. However, preparations were not completed until November 11, 1918, the same day the Great War ended. Then, slightly over a week after that, the US Government finally Federalized the PNG.

However, with the war over and with nothing left to do, the PNG was left in the Philippines, where they were to continue its training. By 1921 the PNG was eventually disbanded.

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Okay, so the Philippine National Guard, a rarely talked about, and often forgotten unit. In fact, barely anyone in the Philippines remembers the PNG. Which is a shame, because it was the Philippine's biggest attemot to contribute something during World War 1.

So, it was a bit hard figuring out what the PNG wore, because I could barely find images of them. So I had to base this piece on the accounts of one og its members and a description of the PNG I found in an article. According to the article I found, the PNG conducted its final public parade on November 14, 1918. In hopes of impressing more recruits, they were issued khaki or olive drab uniforms, which were basically surplus US Army uniforms. The problem is, since they were surplus army uniforms meant for larger American soldiers, they were quite big and loose for the Filipino troops. As you can see here, the uniform, which is the Pattern 1917 wool service coat, is loose on Silver.

This loose, and sometimse torn clothing, and the fact that some were carrying wooden rifles during the November 14 parade resulted in many onlookers laughing at the sorry state of the PNG. This embarassed and saddened many of its members, that's why Silver has a sad look.

Next, we move to the headgear. An account by a veteran of the PNG mentioned that they were issued stetson hats. So I assume he means the Pattern 1911 service hat.

Lastly, you can see Silver holding the US flag. Since the Philippine flag was banned by Act 1696 (Flag Act) and since the Philippine was an unincorporated territory of the US, then the PNG's national colors would be the US flag.

#Silver Wing #Random Art #History #History With Ponies #World War 1 #The Great War #First World War #Philippine National Guard #PNG #Do people read my tags?

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meanlittlepony · 6 months

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my rainbow has 8 colors 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈

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ar0ace-m3ss · 3 days

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Because I'm trans and gay, I have this weird thing where I don't know if I'm attracted to someone or want to be them. I had this a lot when I was younger , as what I thought were crushes are actually gender envy.

I remember being obsessed with male fictional characters, and I wanted to dress and be like them. So I made a venn diagram... these are ppl of the top of my head and probably not all.