The small medieval Filipino kingdoms had a lot of guts during their time. They dared to wage war against the large Majapahit Empire. Here are the wars they participated in.
[B]The Sulu-Majapahit War[/B]
In 1369, the Sulus (Now the Sultanate of Sulu) attacked Majapahit and its province Po-ni (Brunei), looting it of treasure and gold. A fleet from Majapahit succeeded in driving away the Sulus, but Po-ni was left weaker after the attack.
[url] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_history_of_the_Philippines#Conflict_betwe en_Sulu_and_Majapahit[/url]
[b]Luzon-Majapahit War[/b]
In the Battle of Manila in 1365 is an unspecified and disputed battle occurring somewhere in the vicinity of Manila between the forces of the Kingdoms in Luzon and the Empire of Majapahit.
Even though the exact dates and details of this battle remain in dispute, there are claims of the conquest of the area around Saludong (Majapahit term for Luzon and Manila) according to the text Nagarakretagama[4] Nevertheless, there may have been a battle for Manila that occurred during that time but it was likely a victory for Luzon's kingdoms considering that the Kingdom of Tondo had maintained its independence and was not enslaved under another ruler. Alternatively, Luzon may have been successfully invaded but was able to regain its independence later.[5][6]
[url] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Manila_(1365) [/url]
In fact, we were such successful soldiers, we were employed as mercenaries all over Southeast Asia; from Burma, Malacca to East Timor.
We wouldn't be hired all across Southeast Asia, if we weren't good soldiers and sailors.
[B]Lucoes Mercenary Activity[/B]
Lucoes (warriors from Luzon) aided the Burmese king in his invasion of Siam in 1547 AD. At the same time, Lusung warriors fought alongside the Siamese king and faced the same elephant army of the Burmese king in the defence of the Siamese capital at Ayuthaya.[10] The former sultan of Malacca decided to retake his city from the Portuguese with a fleet of ships from Lusung in 1525 AD.[11]
Pinto noted that there were a number of them in the Islamic fleets that went to battle with the Portuguese in the Philippines during the 16th century. The Sultan of Aceh gave one of them (Sapetu Diraja) the task of holding Aru (northeast Sumatra) in 1540. Pinto also says one was named leader of the Malays remaining in the Moluccas Islands after the Portuguese conquest in 1511.[12] Pigafetta notes that one of them was in command of the Brunei fleet in 1521.[10]
[url] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lu%C3%A7%C3%B5es [/url]
We even have a Filipino equivalent of the Korean Admiral, [url= https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jang_Bogo ]Jang Bogo,[/url] who's armada patrolled the seas between China, Korea and Japan.
That Filipino is [url= https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regimo_de_Raja ]Regimo de Raja[/url], he was a Temenggung and his armada defended and traded between the Indian Ocean, the Strait of Malacca, the South China Sea and the Medieval Maritime Principalities of the Philippines.
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What do you think about our great General and the Filipino mercenary army employed across Southeast Asia? We were the Southeast Asian equivalent of the Normans.
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What do you think about kingdoms of Luzon's rebellion against Majapahit and Sulu's war against the Majapahit province of Brunei?