Orders had been dispatched for a British force at Madras to proceed to the Philippines and invade Manila almost as soon as war had been declared with Spain.

A combined force of ten thousand seven hundred men under William Draper sets off from India in late July, arriving in Manila Bay in September 1762.

They have to move swiftly before the monsoon season hits.

The British storm the city, capturing it, on October 6.

A large amount of plunder is taken from the city after the Battle of Manila.

Spanish forces regroup under Simon Anda, who had escaped from Manila during the siege.

Rebellions fomented by the British are sabotaged by Spanish agents and crushed by Spanish forces.

The British are prevented from extending their authority beyond Manila and the nearby port of Cavite.

All agreements made between the British commander and Archbishop Rojo are dismissed as illegal.

Eventually the British forces started to suffer troop desertions and dissensions within the command.