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Battle of Manila

Battle of Manila was a battle fought on 24 May 1570 at Manila, in what is now Philippines. It was part of Q2227514. The recorded result: Spanish victory.

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Fought24 May 1570
WhereManila, Philippines14.583N, 120.967E
OutcomeSpanish victory
BelligerentsKingdom of Spain; Spanish East IndiesagainstKingdom of Luzon
Part ofQ2227514

Record

Date24 May 1570
PlaceManila, Philippines
14.583N, 120.967E
KindBattle, early modern
Territorial changeThe city of Manila sacked and burned
Commanders
  • Martin de Goiti
  • Rajah Sulayman
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The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 7 times between 1570 and 1945.

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1570

Battle of Manila is one of 1,390 engagements of the 16th century in the atlas and one of 115 in present-day Philippines.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4871658, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Manila (1570), revision 1370448793, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.