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|partof=[[:Category:Seven Years War|Seven Years War]] | |partof=[[:Category:Seven Years War|Seven Years War]] | ||
|date=6 October 1762 | |date=24 September-6 October 1762 | ||
|location=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manila Manila, Philppines] | |location=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manila Manila, Philppines] | ||
|presidency=[[Madras]] | |presidency=[[Madras]] | ||
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|combatant1=[[East India Company]] | |combatant1=[[East India Company]] | ||
|combatant2=Spanish | |combatant2=Spanish | ||
|commander1= | |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] | ||
|commander2= | |commander2= | ||
|strength1= | |strength1=1,000 Europeans<br />2,000 sepoys | ||
|strength2= | |strength2= | ||
|casualties1= | |casualties1= | ||
|casualties2= | |casualties2= | ||
}} | }} | ||
== External | |||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_Years'_War | == Expedition Force == | ||
== External Links == | |||
[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 | |||
==== 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] | |||
Revision as of 17:49, 21 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
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