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|combatant1=[[East India Company]]  
|combatant1=[[East India Company]]  
|combatant2=Spanish
|combatant2=Spanish
|commander1=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_Samuel_Cornish,_1st_Baronet Rear-Admiral Samuel Cornish]<br />[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Draper_(British_Army_officer) Col William Draper]
|commander1=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_Samuel_Cornish,_1st_Baronet Rear-Admiral Samuel Cornish]<br />[[William Draper]]
|commander2=
|commander2= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manuel_Rojo_del_Rio_y_Vieyra Manuel Rojo del Rio y Vieyra]<br />[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simón_de_Anda_y_Salazar Simón de Anda y Salazar]
|strength1=1,000 Europeans<br />2,000 sepoys
|strength1=Naval force:<br /> 679 officers & ratings<br />338 marines<br />Land force:<br />1,160 Europeans troops<br />2,000 sepoys
|strength2=  
|strength2= 565 regular Spanish troops<br />8,600 Filipino troops<br />200 French & British deserters
|casualties1=   
|casualties1=   
|casualties2=  
|casualties2=  
}}
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== Summary ==
Spain came into the Seven Years War against Britain in 1762. Colonel William Draper promoted a plan to Parliament to attack Manila. The British Government persuaded the [[East India Company]] to back the campaign on the promise of increased trade. The fleet set sail from [[Madras]] on 1 August 1762 and although Manila was successfully stormed, the British could not maintain a hold on the Philippines in the face of local resistance. The colony was restored to Spain under the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Paris_(1763) Treaty of Paris] though fighting continued until news reached the East Indies. The British withdrew from Manila but illegally continued to occupy a base on the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sulu Sulu islands] until 1773.


== Expedition Force ==
== Expedition Force ==
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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Argo_(1758) HMS Argo] [http://www.kronoskaf.com/syw/index.php?title=Argo_%2828%29 also] (28) under Captain Richard King
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Argo_(1758) HMS Argo] [http://www.kronoskaf.com/syw/index.php?title=Argo_%2828%29 also] (28) under Captain Richard King
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Seahorse_(1748) HMS Sea Horse] [http://www.kronoskaf.com/syw/index.php?title=Seahorse_%2824%29 also] (24) under Captain Charles Cathcart Grant
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Seahorse_(1748) HMS Sea Horse] [http://www.kronoskaf.com/syw/index.php?title=Seahorse_%2824%29 also] (24) under Captain Charles Cathcart Grant
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Seaford HMS Seaford] (22) under Captain John Peighin
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Seaford HMS Seaford] (22) under Captain John Peighin<br />
 
'''Land forces'''<ref>Sources vary. Totals generally taken from ''Documents Illustrating the British Conquest of Manila 1762-63'' published by the Royal Historical Society 1971 ISBN 0901050660.</ref>
*[[79th Regiment of Foot|79th Draper's Regiment of Foot]] (567 men)
*Madras sepoys (2,000 men)
*French deserters (200 men)
*Coffrees (80 men)<ref>Freed African slaves.</ref>
*Topasses (80 men)<ref>Christian Indians of Portuguese descent..</ref>
*Nawab European Infantry (52 men)
*[[Madras Artillery]] (41 men)
*[[Royal Artillery]] (81 men)
*European pioneers (60 men)


== External Links ==
== External Links ==
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_Years'_War Seven Years War] Wikipedia<br>
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_Years'_War Seven Years War] Wikipedia<br>
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=Q755yxEVupAC&pg=PA19&dq=Manila+1762+Draper&as_brr=3&ei=HJgpSbz0Jo_2lATJ9qWOBg  Attack on Manila] Google Books<br />
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=Q755yxEVupAC&pg=PA19&dq=Manila+1762+Draper&as_brr=3&ei=HJgpSbz0Jo_2lATJ9qWOBg  Attack on Manila] Google Books<br />
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=KsUy8mFNsEMC&pg=PA67&dq=Manila+expedition&hl=en&ei=6McZTdOqBeqShAesrPG2Dg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&sqi=2&ved=0CCYQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=Manila%20expedition&f=false The manila Plan is Launched] Google Books
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=KsUy8mFNsEMC&pg=PA67&dq=Manila+expedition&hl=en&ei=6McZTdOqBeqShAesrPG2Dg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&sqi=2&ved=0CCYQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=Manila%20expedition&f=false The Manila Plan is Launched] Google Books<br>
[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/maproom/philippines.htm  Manila Expedition] British Empire website


==== Historical books on-line ====
==== Historical books on-line ====
''A History of the British Army Vol II'' by J W Fortescue 1899 [http://www.archive.org/stream/historyofbritish02fortuoft#page/544/mode/2up Expedition to Manila]
''A History of the British Army Vol II'' by J W Fortescue 1899 [http://www.archive.org/stream/historyofbritish02fortuoft#page/544/mode/2up Expedition to Manila]
== Notes ==
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[[Category:Minor Campaigns|Manila Expedition]]
[[Category:Minor Campaigns|Manila Expedition]]
[[Category:Seven Years War]]
[[Category:Seven Years War]]

Latest revision as of 16:57, 3 September 2012

Manila Expedition
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
William Draper
Manuel Rojo del Rio y Vieyra
Simón de Anda y Salazar
Strength
Naval force:
679 officers & ratings
338 marines
Land force:
1,160 Europeans troops
2,000 sepoys
565 regular Spanish troops
8,600 Filipino troops
200 French & British deserters
Casualties

Summary

Spain came into the Seven Years War against Britain in 1762. Colonel William Draper promoted a plan to Parliament to attack Manila. The British Government persuaded the East India Company to back the campaign on the promise of increased trade. The fleet set sail from Madras on 1 August 1762 and although Manila was successfully stormed, the British could not maintain a hold on the Philippines in the face of local resistance. The colony was restored to Spain under the Treaty of Paris though fighting continued until news reached the East Indies. The British withdrew from Manila but illegally continued to occupy a base on the Sulu islands until 1773.

Expedition Force

Naval squadron

Land forces[1]

External Links

Seven Years War Wikipedia
Attack on Manila Google Books
The Manila Plan is Launched Google Books
Manila Expedition British Empire website

Historical books on-line

A History of the British Army Vol II by J W Fortescue 1899 Expedition to Manila

Notes

  1. Sources vary. Totals generally taken from Documents Illustrating the British Conquest of Manila 1762-63 published by the Royal Historical Society 1971 ISBN 0901050660.
  2. Freed African slaves.
  3. Christian Indians of Portuguese descent..