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2 unusual facts about British Occupation of Manila


British occupation of Manila

A number of Indian soldiers, known as Sepoys, deserted the British forces and settled down in Cainta, Rizal.

Many valuable oil paintings from the Palacio del Gobernador in Intramuros, rare maps, charts, historical manuscripts and official documents, precious books, letters and papers of religious orders, together with bundles of primary source materials about the Philippines during the 17th century, were taken away by Dawsonne Drake and his successor, Alexander Dalrymple, and eventually ended up at the British Museum in London or auctioned by Sotheby's.


Sepoy

(Pasig, Cainta, and Taytay) The Philippine towns in mainland Luzon conquered by the British during the three straight years of British Occupation of Manila.


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