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Attack on Manilla

1st January 1798
Part of : The French Revolutionary Wars (1793 - 1802)
Previous action : Action of 1797-08-11 11.8.1797
Next action : Attack on the fort of Samboangon 22.1.1798

 

Great Britain

 
Ship NameCommanderNotes
Sybille (38) 1794-1833
British 38 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
Edward CookeBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1790-1799
Fox (32) 1780-1816
British 32 Gun
5th Rate Frigate
Pulteney MalcolmBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1778-1835
 

Notes on Action


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In January, 1798, the British frigates Sibylle, 38, Captain Edward Cook, and Fox, 32, Captain Pulteney Malcolm, entered the bay of Manilla, disguised as French frigates, and succeeded in making two hundred prisoners and in capturing seven boats.

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