Battle of Siranaya

Battle of Siranaya
Date March 1904 Location Siranaya, Midsayap, Cotabato Result American victory
Belligerents
Moro	United States
Commanders and leaders
Datu Ali	Leonard Wood
Strength
Several thousand of Moro warriors	5 companies artillery battery

The Battle of Siranaya was fought between the Philippines and the United States during the Philippine–American War. Leonard Wood led a force against Datu Ali in the Cotabato Valley in retaliation for refusing to obey an antislavery law.^[1]: 110 Wood used a force of five companies and an artillery battery with a 3.2 inch piece to attack Ali's cotta and several thousand Moros.^{[1]: 110–111} The cotta surrendered after two days of American shelling but not before Ali and most of his men fled.^[1]: 112

The Moros left behind 21 Spanish cannons and 72 lantakas.^[1]: 112 Secretary of War William Taft criticized Wood afterwards for the excessive use of force and brutality.^[1]: 112