Babuyan Islands - History

History

In the 19th century, sailors stumbled on the islands and started a backyard civilization.

In the mid-20th century Christian Missionaries introduced Christianity to the islands.

In 1942, Japanese troops landed in the Babuyan Islands.

Battle of the Babuyan Islands
Part of World War II
Date 1945
Location Babuyan Islands
Result Filipino Victory
Belligerents
as Commonwealth of the Philippines Japan

In 1945, during World War II, the Allied Philippine Commonwealth troops landed in Babuyan Islands and attacked the Japanese forces in the Battle of the Babuyan Islands.

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