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|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=Naval force:<br /> 679 officers & ratings<br />338 marines<br />Land force:<br />1,160 Europeans troops<br />2,000 sepoys
|strength2= 565 regular Spanish troops<br />8,600 Filipino troops<br />200 French& British deserters
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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 ==
[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=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 ====
