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Manila Ransomed - The British Assault on Manila in the Seven Years War

By: Liverpool Univeristy Press

Type: Softcover

Product Line: Historical Books (Liverpool Univeristy Press)


Product Info

Title
Manila Ransomed - The British Assault on Manila in the Seven Years War
Category
Author
Nicholas Tracy
Publish Year
1995
Pages
176
Dimensions
6x9x.5"
NKG Part #
2148121365
Type
Softcover

Description

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.