Battle of Manila (1762)
| Battle of Manila | |||||||||
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| Part of the Anglo-Spanish War (1762–63) | |||||||||
 Map depicting where the British landed in Manila with the assault from the south |
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
 Great Britain
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 Spain
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| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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William Draper Samuel Cornish
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Manuel Rojo Simón de Anda y Salazar Chevalier Cesar Faillet |
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| Strength | |||||||||
| 10,300 men 15 ships |
556 regular Spanish troops 8,600 Filipino troops 200 French and British deserters |
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| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| 147 killed and wounded | ~100 killed and wounded 361 surrendered |
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The Battle of 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 a short British occupation of Manila.
The British Ministry approved Col. Draper's plans for invading the Philippine Isles and the HMS Seahorse (1748), under Capt. Cathcart Grant, was sent to intercept Manila bound vessels. The first portion of the invasion fleet sailed from India on 21 July, under Commodore Teddinson, followed by the remainder under Admiral Sir Samuel Cornish, 1st Baronet, and Col. Draper on 1 Aug. The HMS Norfolk (1757) served as the admiral's flagship.
On 1 August 1762, a British fleet of eight ships of the line, three frigates, and four store ships, sailed away from Madras with a force of 6,839 regulars, sailors and marines. The commander of the expedition was Brigadier-General William Draper. He was assisted by Colonel Monson as Second in Command, Major Scott as Adjutant-General and Captain Fletcher as Brigade-Major of the East India Company. The expeditionary force consisted of:
Manila was garrisoned by the Life Guard of the Governor-General of the Philippines, the 2nd Battalion of the King's regiment under Don Miguel de Valdez, Spanish marines, a corps of artillery under Lt. Gen. Don Felix de Eguilux, seconded by Brig. the Marquis de Villa Medina, a company of Pampangos, and a company of cadets.
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