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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.
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 6 October 1762 to the first week of April 1764.
Battle of Manila (1762), which saw the British take control of Manila during the Seven Years' War; Raid on Manila (1798), a British reconnaissance operation during French Revolutionary Wars; Battle of Manila (1896), a battle which involved Filipino Revolutionaries against the Spanish forces during the Philippine Revolution
Spanish forces regrouped under Simon Anda, who had escaped from Manila during the siege. Diego Silang, a local Filipino leader, led a revolt against Spanish rule. However, it was sabotaged by Spanish agents and eventually crushed by the Spanish. The British were unable to extend their authority beyond Manila and the nearby port of Cavite.
In the following Battle of Manila the city was taken after a siege of 10 days. This victory made Cornish a very rich man. [1] He saw no further service after this battle. He became vice-admiral in October 1762, [1] was MP for New Shoreham between 1765 and 1770 and was created a baronet in 1766, a title which became extinct upon his death. [1]
He departed Manila on the night of 5 October 1762, during the Battle of Manila (1762), and established a Spanish provisional colonial government and army in Bulacan. The acting governor of Manila, Archbishop Manuel Rojo, was captured by the British and surrendered the Philippines, but this act was rejected as illegal by Anda. [2]
The British invasion of Manila (1762−1764) — an invasion of the Spanish colonial Philippines in the Spanish East Indies. Pages in category "British invasion of Manila" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total.
1762 was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar, the 1762nd year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 762nd year of the 2nd millennium, the 62nd year of the 18th century, and the 3rd year of the 1760s decade. As of the start of 1762, the ...
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