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The Moro Pirates, also known as the Sulu Pirates, were Muslim outlaws of the southern Philippines which engaged in frequent acts of piracy, primarily against the Spanish, from the late 16th century to 1878 when a peace treaty was signed. Because of the continual wars between the Spanish and the Moro people, the areas in and around the Sulu Sea became a have for pirates. The Sulu pirates were not suppressed until the late 1800s.^[1]

History

The Spanish engaged the Moro pirates frequently in the 1840s. The expedition to Balanguingui in 1848 was carried out by Brigadier José Ruiz and a fleet of nineteen small warships and hundreds of Spanish Army troops. They were opposed by at least 1,000 Moros held up in four forts with 124 cannons and plenty of small arms. There were also dozens of proas at Balanguingui but the pirates abandoned their ships for the better defended fortifications. The Spanish stormed three of the positions by force and captured a remaining one after the pirates had retreated. Over 500 prisoners were freed in the operation and over 500 pirates were killed or wounded, they also lost about 150 of their proas. The Spanish lost twenty-two men killed and around 210 wounded. The Sulus later reoccupied the island in 1849 and another expedition was sent but they encountered only light resistance^[2]

References

^ Root, pg. 383-397
^ http://www.joeinvestoronline.com/library/Spanish-expedition-to-Balanguingui.php

Root, Elihu (1902). Elihu Root collection of United States documents relating to the Philippine Islands, Volume 91, Part 2. Vol. 91. New York Public Library: US Government Printing Office. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)

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+The Spanish engaged the Moro pirates frequently in the 1840s. The [[Spanish expedition to Balanguingui|expedition]] to [[Balanguingui]] in 1848 was carried out by [[Brigadier]] [[José Ruiz]] and a fleet of nineteen small warships and hundreds of [[Spanish Army]] troops. They were opposed by at least 1,000 Moros held up in four [[fort]]s with 124 [[cannon]]s and plenty of [[small arms]]. There were also dozens of [[proa]]s at Balanguingui but the pirates abandoned their ships for the better defended fortifications. The Spanish stormed three of the positions by force and captured a remaining one after the pirates had retreated. Over 500 prisoners were freed in the operation and over 500 pirates were killed or wounded, they also lost about 150 of their proas. The Spanish lost twenty-two men killed and around 210 wounded. The Sulus later reoccupied the island in 1849 and another expedition was sent but they encountered only light resistance<ref>http://www.joeinvestoronline.com/library/Spanish-expedition-to-Balanguingui.php</ref>
-The Spanish engaged the Moro pirates frequently in the 1840s. The [[Spanish expedition to Balanguingui|expedition]] to [[Balanguingui]] in 1848 was carried out by [[Brigadier]] [[José Ruiz]]a and a fleet of nineteen warships and hundreds of [[Spanish Army]] troops. They were opposed by at least 1,000 Moros held up in four [[fort]]s with 124 [[cannon]]s and plenty of [[small arms]]. There were also dozens of [[proa]]s at Balanguingui but the pirates abandoned their ships for the better defended fortifications. The Spanish stormed three of the positions with force and captured a remaining one after the pirates had retreated.  Over 500 prisoners were freed and over 500 pirates were killed or wounded, they also lost about 150 of their proas. The Spanish lost twenty-two men killed and around 210 wounded.
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