Back الاحتلال البريطاني لمانيلا Arabic Ocupació britànica de Manila Catalan Britische Invasion der Philippinen 1762 German Ocupación británica de Manila Spanish Occupation britannique de Manille et Cavite French Pendudukan Manila oleh Britania Raya ID Pananakop ng mga Ingles sa Maynila Tagalog Британська окупація Маніли Ukrainian
British occupation of Manila | |||||||||
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| 1762–1764 | |||||||||
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| Anthem: God Save the King | |||||||||
 "The Attack of Manilla, October 1762", depicting the British capture of Manila | |||||||||
| Status | Occupation of Manila by the Kingdom of Great Britain | ||||||||
| Capital | Manila, Bacolor, Pampanga (Spanish Philippine colonial government retains control outside of Manila and Cavite) | ||||||||
| Official languages | English | ||||||||
| Common languages | Tagalog • Spanish | ||||||||
| Religion | Roman Catholicism | ||||||||
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• 1760–1820 | George III | ||||||||
| Governor-General | |||||||||
• 1762–1764 | Dawsonne Drake | ||||||||
| Historical era | Spanish colonial rule | ||||||||
| 6 October 1762 | |||||||||
| 31 May 1764 | |||||||||
| Currency | Spanish dollar | ||||||||
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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. The occupation was an extension of the larger Seven Years' War between Britain and France, which Spain had recently entered on the side of the French.
The British wanted to use Manila as an entrepôt for trade in the region, particularly with China.[1] In addition, the Spanish governor agreed to deliver a ransom to the British in exchange for the city being spared from any further sacking.[2] However, the resistance from the provisional Spanish colonial government, established by members of the Royal Audience of Manila and led by Lieutenant Governor Simón de Anda y Salazar, whose mostly Filipino troops prevented British forces from expanding their control beyond the neighbouring towns of Manila and Cavite, led to the project's abandonment.[3]: 57
- ^ Danley & Speelman pp. 463-464.
- ^ Draper 2006, p. 101.
- ^ Tracy, Nicholas (1995). Manila Ransomed. University of Exeter Press. ISBN 0-8598-9426-6.