Manila Expedition

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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..