The proclamation marked the start of direct American military administration in the Philippines and was a decisive step toward U.S. sovereignty there, shaping subsequent U.S.–Filipino relations and colonial policy.
Following the capture of Manila on August 13, U.S. Army forces under General Wesley Merritt proclaimed a U.S. military government in the city on August 14, 1898.
The proclamation marked the start of direct American military administration in the Philippines and was a decisive step toward U.S. sovereignty there, shaping subsequent U.S.–Filipino relations and colonial policy.
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