VIII Corps (PE)

VIII Corps (PE)
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U.S. VIII Corps
Active
Country	United States
Branch	Regular Army
Type	Army Corps
Engagements	Spanish-American War Philippine-American War Battle of Manila
Commanders
Notable commanders	Wesley Merritt Elwell Stephen Otis Arthur MacArthur

This article is about United States' Army unit involved in the Spanish-American War and Philippine-American War. For other units of the same name, see VIII Corps.

The VIII Corps was formed on June 21, 1898 to provide a ground contingent to exploit Admiral Dewey's success in defeating the Spanish fleet in Manila harbor. The Corps defeated the Spanish garrison in the Battle of Manila and moved out from there to defeat the Philippine Insurrection.

At the end of March 1900, the complexities involved in dealing with the guerrillas and governing the islands led to the transformation of what had been the Department of the Pacific into the Division of the Philippines with four geographical departments, each of which was, in turn, divided into military districts. This step brought an end to the VIII Corps.¹

References

^ The Army Medical Department 1865-1917: Campaigns of the New Empire

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