Battle of Manila (1762)

Battle of Manila
	Part of the Anglo-Spanish War (1762–63)
	; Map depicting where the British landed in Manila with the assault from the south
Date	24 September – 6 October 1762
Location	Manila, Captaincy General of the Philippines14.5833°N 120.9667°E
Result	British victory Manila occupied by the British until the Treaty of Paris;
Belligerents
Great Britain	Spain
Commanders and leaders
William Draper; Samuel Cornish	Manuel Rojo; Simón y Salazar
Strength
10,300; 8 ships of the line; 3 frigates; 4 store ships	9,356
Casualties and losses
147 killed & wounded	100 killed & wounded; 9,256 captured

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 won, leading to an eighteen-month occupation of Manila.

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