the leader of u.s. forces in the philippines during the filipino war was
Philippine–American War On December 20, 1900, General Arthur MacArthur Jr., who had succeeded Elwell Otis as U.S. Military Governor on May 5,[84] placed the Philippines under martial law, invoking U.S. Army General Order 100. He announced that guerilla abuses would no longer be tolerated and outlined the rights which would govern the U.S. Army's treatment of guerillas and civilians. In particular, guerrillas who wore no uniform but peasant dress and shifted from civilian to military status would be held accountable; secret committees that collected revolutionary taxes and those accepting U.S. protection in occupied towns while assisting guerillas would be treated as "war rebels or war traitors". Filipino leaders who continued to work towards Philippine independence were deported to Guam.[85]