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== Expedition Force == | == Expedition Force == | ||
'''Naval squadron''' | |||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Norfolk_(1757) HMS Norfolk] (74) under Captain Richard Kempenfelt with RearAdmiral Cornish | |||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Elizabeth_(1706) HMS Elizabeth] (70) under Captain Isaac Ourry with Commodore Tiddeman | |||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Grafton_(1750) HMS Grafton] (70) under Captain Hyde Parker | |||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Lenox_(1758) HMS Lenox] (74) under Captain Robert Jocelyn | |||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Falmouth_(1752) HMS Falmouth] (50) under Captain William Brereton | |||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Weymouth_(1752) HMS Weymouth] (60) under Captain Richard Collins | |||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_America_(1757) HMS America] (60) under Captain Samuel Pichford | |||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Panther_(1758) HMS Panther] (60) under acting Captain George Ourry | |||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Argo_(1758) HMS Argo] (28) under Captain Richard King | |||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Seahorse_(1748) HMS Sea Horse] (24) under Captain Charles Cathcart Grant | |||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Seaford HMS Seaford] (22) under Captain John Peighin | |||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
Revision as of 12:26, 28 December 2010
| Manila Expedition | ||
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| Part of Seven Years War | ||
| Date: | 24 September-6 October 1762 | |
| Location: | Manila, Philppines | |
| Presidency: | Madras | |
| Co-ordinates: | 14.582388°N 120.96096°E | |
| Result: | British victory | |
| Combatants | ||
| East India Company | Spanish | |
| Commanders | ||
| Rear-Admiral Samuel Cornish Col William Draper |
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| Strength | ||
| 1,000 Europeans 2,000 sepoys |
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| Casualties | ||
Expedition Force
Naval squadron
- HMS Norfolk (74) under Captain Richard Kempenfelt with RearAdmiral Cornish
- HMS Elizabeth (70) under Captain Isaac Ourry with Commodore Tiddeman
- HMS Grafton (70) under Captain Hyde Parker
- HMS Lenox (74) under Captain Robert Jocelyn
- HMS Falmouth (50) under Captain William Brereton
- HMS Weymouth (60) under Captain Richard Collins
- HMS America (60) under Captain Samuel Pichford
- HMS Panther (60) under acting Captain George Ourry
- HMS Argo (28) under Captain Richard King
- HMS Sea Horse (24) under Captain Charles Cathcart Grant
- HMS Seaford (22) under Captain John Peighin
External Links
Seven Years War Wikipedia
Attack on Manila Google Books
Historical books on-line
A History of the British Army Vol II by J W Fortescue 1899 Expedition to Manila