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Item Details
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MANILA RANSOMED
THE BRITISH ASSAULT ON MANILA IN THE SEVEN YEARS WAR |
| By: |
Dr Nicholas Tracy |
| Format: |
Paperback |
| List price:
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£20.00 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0859894266 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780859894265 |
| Publisher: |
LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITY PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
1 January, 1995 |
| Series: |
Exeter Maritime Studies |
| Pages: |
176 |
| 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. |
| Synopsis: |
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. |
| Illustrations: |
11 halftones |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
University of Exeter Press |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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