Battle of Manila
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  • Battle of Manila (1571)
    Battle of Manila (1571)
    The Battle of Manilla was fought in Manila between the native Filipinos led by Raja Soliman and the Spaniards led by Martin de Goiti, Maestro de Campo on May 24, 1570...

     - Spanish forces and their various allies drove out the ruling Muslim elite and founded the capital city of the Philippines
  • Battle of Manila (1762)
    Battle of Manila (1762)
    The Battle of Manila was fought during the Seven Years' War , from September 24, 1762 to October 6, 1762, between the Kingdom of Great Britain and the Kingdom of Spain in and around Manila, the capital of the Philippines, a Spanish colony at that time.-Prelude:British troops stationed in India were...

     - A British victory in the Seven Years' War
  • Battle of Manila (1898)
    Battle of Manila (1898)
    The Battle of Manila was a short land engagement between the United States and Spain at the end of the Spanish-American War, which occurred a couple of months after the pivotal American victory during the naval Battle of Manila Bay...

     - U.S. and Filipino troops captured the city from the Spanish during the Spanish-American War
  • Battle of Manila (1899)
    Battle of Manila (1899)
    The Battle of Manila, the first and largest battle fought during the Philippine–American War, was fought on 4 and February 5, 1899, between 12,000 Americans and 15,000 Filipinos. Armed conflict broke out when American troops, under orders to turn away insurgents from their encampment, fired upon an...

     - Filipino revolutionaries attempted to take the city from U.S. troops during the Philippine-American War
  • Battle of Manila (1945) - United States and Philippine Commonwealth forces, supported by the recognized guerrilla fighters, battled to take the city from Imperial Japanese forces during World War II
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