Manila Ransomed
The British Assault on Manila in the Seven Years War
Published on 1. October 1995
Book
Paperback/Softback
176 pages
978-0-85989-426-5 (ISBN)
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.
Reviews / Votes
A fine treatment of a neglected event, explained within the context of the times by a scholar who is intimately familiar with the sources and the issues. * The Northern Mariner * This a short book . . . but one that is nevertheless effective and the product of much scholarship, including archival research in both Britain and Spain. * War in History, vol. 5, No. 2 * Nicholas Tracy, making use of a large number of British and some Spanish documents, has in Manila Ransomed written what is probably the definitive account in English of the British capture and occupation of Manila during the Seven Years War. Manila Ransomed is a worthy addition to the Exeter Maritime Series. * Mariner's Mirror, vol. 82 *More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Liverpool University Press
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 224 mm
Width: 146 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-85989-426-5 (9780859894265)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Nicholas Tracy is Adjunct Professor at the University of New Brunswick. He has undertaken numerous studies for the Canadian Departments of National Defence and of External Affairs and his published work includes books and articles on British naval history, international affairs and strategic studies.
Content
List of illustrations
Preface
Portraits
Maps
1. The Plan
2. The Siege of Manila
3. The Occupation
4. The Reckoning
Reference notes
List of abbreviations employed
Reference notes
Bibliography of sources consulted
Documentary sources
Published contemporary records
Reference works
Analytic works
Unpublished theses
Index
Preface
Portraits
Maps
1. The Plan
2. The Siege of Manila
3. The Occupation
4. The Reckoning
Reference notes
List of abbreviations employed
Reference notes
Bibliography of sources consulted
Documentary sources
Published contemporary records
Reference works
Analytic works
Unpublished theses
Index