Manila Ransomed: The British Assault on Manila in the Seven Years War (Exeter Maritime Studies)

by Nicholas Tracy

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In 1762, at the end of the Seven Years War, a small but technically proficient force of British Army regulars and East India Company soldiers, supported by the ships and men of the East Indies Squadron of the Royal Navy, sailed from Madras to capture Manila. Commanded by General William Draper and Vice-Admiral Samuel Cornish, they captured the greatest Spanish fortress in the western Pacific and attempted to establish a trade with China.
  • ISBN10 0859894266
  • ISBN13 9780859894265
  • Publish Date 1 October 1995
  • Publish Status Active
  • Out of Print 14 June 2021
  • Publish Country GB
  • Imprint University of Exeter Press
  • Format Paperback
  • Pages 176
  • Language English