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The Battle of Manila (Filipino: Labanan sa Maynila ng mga Kastila at Ingles; Spanish: Batalla de Manila) was fought during the Seven Years' War, from 24 September 1762 to 6 October 1762, between the Kingdom of Great Britain and the Kingdom of Spain in and around Manila, the capital of the Philippines, a Spanish colony at that time.
Apr 1, 2022 · Following its fall on October 6, Manila was subjected by the invaders to 40 hours of anguish as British forces raped, razed, pillaged, and looted the capital. Buildings—including government offices, churches, and convents—were ransacked while civilians were raped and killed by the enemy.
Sep 7, 2017 · Using the recent declaration of war against Spain (the last gasp of the Seven Years’ War) as pretext, the British admiralty convened in London on January 1762 and decided that they would assemble an invasion force from India to take Manila, as well as the great shipyard of Cavite.
The British occupation of Manila was an episode in the colonial history of the Philippines when the Kingdom of Great Britain occupied the Spanish colonial capital of Manila and the nearby port of Cavite for eighteen months, from the 6th October 1762 to the first week of April 1764.
In 1762, the British sent Admiral William Draper, with an expeditionary force of some 2,000 European and Indian (Sepoy) soldiers, to attack Manila in the Spanish colony of the Philippines. The Spanish offered little opposition, and on October 2, 1762, the acting governor-general, Archbishop Manuel Antonio Rojo, surrendered the city.
Indian: Capture of Manila 6th October 1762 in the Seven Years War. Place of the Capture of Manila: in the Philippines. Combatants in the Capture of Manila: The British against the Spanish assisted by native Indians. Generals in the Capture of Manila: Brigadier-General William Draper and Rear Admiral Samuel Cornish led the British troops and ships.
Sep 9, 2017 · The battle for Manila had ended. The rape of Manila now began. Later in his life, safely back in England, Brigadier General William Draper would address Spanish accusations about the looting.
