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	Manila - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Manila lies at the mouth of the Pasig River on the eastern shores of Manila Bay, which is on the western side of Luzon.
		Manila is bordered by several municipalities and cities in Metro Manila: Navotas and Caloocan City to the north, Quezon City to the northeast, San Juan and Mandaluyong City to the east, Makati City to the southeast, and Pasay City to the south.
		Manila began as a Muslim settlement at the mouth of the Pasig River along the shores of Manila Bay.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Manila (2914 words)

	Battle of Manila Bay - Open Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The Battle of Manila Bay took place on 1 May 1898 during the Spanish-American War.
		The engagement took place in Manila Bay, the Philippines, and was the first major engagement of the Spanish-American War.
		His intent seems to have been to preserve the families of the Spanish sailors in Manila from bombardment, and to allow survivors of his fleet to swim to safety.
	www.open-encyclopedia.com /Battle_of_Manila_Bay (332 words)

	Battle of Manila - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Three land battles were fought over control of the city of Manila.
		The first battle was fought between the British and the Spanish, with the British taking control of the Philippines for a couple of years.
		The second battle was during the Spanish-American War in 1898 in which the city, held by the Spanish, surrendered to U.S. forces.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Battle_of_Manila (223 words)

	Battle of Manila Bay - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		There have been a number of naval battles that occurred in Manila Bay.
		Battle of Manila Bay - numerous naval engagements of the Eighty Years' War during the early 1600s
		Battle of Manila Bay (1898) - naval engagement of the Spanish-American War
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Battle_of_Manila_Bay (125 words)

	Manila - A History
		The City of Manila occupies a unique position in Philippine political geography, for it is both a chartered city, and also it fulfills the functions of a province for the four cities and thirteen municipalities composing its metropolitan area.
		Manila City proper is bounded on the north by Navotas and Caloocan City, on the northeast by Quezon City and San Juan del Monte, on the southeast by Mandaluyong and Makati, and on the south by Pasay City.
		Manila derived its name from two Tagalog words; "may," meaning "there is," and "nilad," the name of a shrub that originally grew abundantly along the shores of the Pasig River and Manila Bay.
	www.aenet.org /philip/manila.htm (1983 words)

	Manila Bay
		Manila was home to the families of his crew and many other non-combatants.
		Chief Engineer Randall of the McCULLOCH had passed away from a heart attack as the squadron entered Manila Bay, but may be considered a casualty of the battle also, since his conditon may have been the result of the tension of the moment and the heat of the engine rooms.
		The stress of the battle and the excessive heat in his battle station in the OLYMPIA's conning tower (an armored steel cylinder with a slit in it to view the action outside) were too much for him.
	www.spanamwar.com /mbay.htm (5593 words)

	AllRefer.com - Manila Bay (Oceans And Continents) - Encyclopedia
		Manila Bay, nearly landlocked inlet of the South China Sea, SW Luzon, the Philippines.
		The city of Manila is on the eastern shore of the bay, and on the southeast is the city of Cavite, and a historic naval base.
		The Manila Bay area was the focus, during the early phase of World War II, of a desperate attempt to save the Philippines from Japanese conquest (see Bataan; Corregidor).
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/M/ManilaBa.html (317 words)

	Manila
		Manila was a beautiful city prior to the war, the pearl of the orient.
		The battle for the city lasted for a month, ending with the fighting in the Spanish walled city of Intramuros, where fanatical Japanese defended until the end.
		The hotel was the scene of room-to-room fighting during the battle for Manila in February 1945 and burned by the Japanese during the fighting by accident.
	www.pacificwrecks.com /provinces/philippines_manila.html (1495 words)

	Battle of Manila (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Two battles were fought over control of the city of Manila.
		The first Battle was during the Spanish-American War in 1898 in which the city, held by the Spanish, surrendered to U.S. forces.
		Battle of Manila (1899) - Filipino Insurgents attempt to take the city from U.S. troops during the Philippine-American War
	battle-of-manila.area51.ipupdater.com (115 words)

	The American Experience \| MacArthur \| People & Events \| The Battle for Manila (February-March, 1945)
		No stranger to conflict, the city had been seized by the Spanish in the 16th century, attacked by the Chinese in the 17th, occupied by the British in the 18th, and taken by the Americans at the end of the 19th.
		Manila was only one of the great cities of Southeast Asia overrun by the Japanese war machine between July, 1941 and April, 1942.
		In their analysis, a trio of British historians have likened the Battle for Manila to "a Greek tragedy, with the main actors drawn inexorably toward a bloody climax by forces largely outside their control." Indeed, neither MacArthur nor General Tomoyuki Yamashita, the Japanese commander in the Philippines, wanted to fight there.
	www.pbs.org /wgbh/amex/macarthur/peopleevents/pandeAMEX98.html (605 words)

	The Battle Of Manila Bay - Opening Volley of the Spanish American War
		Manila Bay is a large inlet on the western coast of Luzon, nearly twenty miles wide and twenty miles deep.
		During the lull in the battle of Manila Bay, the captains of the ships of the US Navy took stock of their own damages, then made their reports to Dewey on the Olympia.
		The Battle of Manila bay is considered by many to be the birth of the modern United States Navy.
	www.homeofheroes.com /wallofhonor/spanish_am/03_manila.html (3889 words)

	Account of the Battle of Manila Bay
		The "Monocacy", being too antique and infirm to be of' service in battle, was left at Shanghai; one-third of her crew and half of her officers being ordered to join the squadron at Hong Kong.
		Manila Bay is a vast pocket in the west side of the island of Luzon, twenty-odd miles deep and nearly as many wide, with an entrance ten miles across, divided by the island of Corregidor into channels known as Boca Chica and Boca Grande, two miles and six miles wide respectively.
		Battle gratings were lifted and grimy men crowded on deck, clambering upon every available projection on the blistered, flame-scorched sides of their ships to cheer each other like demons released from Hades.
	www.spanamwar.com /Mbayellicott.htm (7756 words)

	Tribute to Manila Bay (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Manila Bay, famous for its beautiful sunset, is the best natural harbor in Eastern Asia and one of the finest in the world.
		The city of Manila is on the eastern shore of the bay, and on the southeast is the city of Cavite.
		The Manila Bay area was the focus, during the early phase of World War II, of a desperate attempt to save the Philippines from Japanese conquest.
	www.manila-bay.com /html/tribute_to_manila_bay.html (220 words)

	Battle of Manila Bay -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		Located in the southwest of Luzon Island on Manila Bay, it has long been known as the “pearl of the Orient.” Metropolitan Manila, or National Capital Region, was formed in 1975 when four cities—Manila, Quezon City, Pasay, and Caloocan—and 13 municipalities merged.
		Two battles in the fall of 1777 that marked the turning point for the Continental Army in the American Revolution were the Battles of Saratoga.
		The Battle of Marathon was a decisive victory for the Greeks during the Persian Wars.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9050546 (856 words)

	Manila travel guide - Manila, Philippines (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Today's accepted wisdom is that Manila will never be a serious tourist destination until the authorities deal with the twin evils of traffic and pollution.
		Most tourists are in the capital because they have a day or two to kill either at the beginning or the end of a trip to the rest of the country.
		In its favour, Manila has friendly people, some excellent nightlife, a few sights that are worth the effort, plus some of the biggest and ritziest shopping malls in Asia.
	www.nbportal.com /philippines/manila/pod_dep-66241.html (406 words)

	Battle Of Manila Bay (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		led a band of law students from the University of the Philippines and residents in the bay area in waging a six-year legal battle to restore Manila Bay to its...
		Armyâs history in peacetime is interpreted as a constant battle by responsible...
		Maru and the USS New York, a battle cruiser scuttled by...
	battle-of-manila-bay.wikiverse.org (504 words)

	1945 Battle of Manila (Anti-US Military BARRF Alert!)
		Manila was held by Japanese marines who were cut off from the main Japanese force that retreated to Northern Luzon with the legendary “Tiger of Malaya”, Gen. Tomoyuki Yamashita, to make their last stand there.
		The Manila Massacre is only one of many major war crimes committed by the Imperialist Japanese from the annexation of Manchuria in 1931 to the end of World War II in 1945.
		The Battle of Manila was brutal and vicious, the only "big city" land battle of the Pacific War, and compared to our forces in the ETO, our combat troops in the Philippines had little or no training or experience in urban warfare.
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-news/1333151/posts?page=49#49 (4393 words)

	The Mock Battle of Manila in the Spanish American War
		Like the forces that were preparing for battle in the Caribbean, his own force would be composed of four separate elements that would depart for combat in the Philippines over a 5 week period.
		Manila was cut off by sea to the west, and surrounded by insurgent forces landward.
		A pitched battle ensued, the soldiers of the 13th Minnesota caught in a cross-fire between the Spaniards ahead of them and the insurgent forces behind them.
	www.homeofheroes.com /wallofhonor/spanish_am/16_trouble.html (4628 words)

	PHNO: Headline News Philippines
		Manila, June 3, 2000 - The battle of Manila Bay in 1898 was one of the most significant encounters in history.
		The story of the Battle of Manila Bay did not begin with the outbreak of the Spanish-American War in 1898.
		The Battle of Manila Bay would have truly been a glorious victory had the Americans waged a war against Spain on behalf of oppressed nations.
	www.newsflash.org /2000/05/hl/hl012192.htm (594 words)

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		Commodore George Dewey achieved a crushing naval victory over the Spanish fleet in the waters west of the city of Manila in the Philippines on 1 May 1898 during the Spanish-American War (21 April to 13 August 1898).
		By the time American forces were prepared to assault Manila in August, the potential problems of cooperating with the rebels became apparent to Dewey and Merritt.
		The American commanders reached an oral agreement with the governor- general at Manila to surrender the city after a brief naval bombardment and infantry assault.
	www.history.navy.mil /faqs/faq84-1.htm (1648 words)

	The Battle of Manila Bay
		When we saw that there were only merchantmen at the Manila anchorage, the squadron, led by the flag-ship, gradually changed its course, swinging around on the arc of a large circle leading toward the city and making a kind of countermarch, as it were, until headed in the direction of Cavite.
		The Spanish line of battle was formed by the Reina Cristina (flag), Castilla, Don Juan de Austria, Don Antonio de Ulloa, Isla de Luzon, Isla de Cuba, and Marques del Duero.
		There had been such a heavy flight of shells over us that each captain, when he arrived, was convinced that no other ship had had such good luck as his own in being missed by the enemy's fire, and expected the others to have both casualties and damages to their ships to report.
	www.wtj.com /archives/dewey2.htm (1950 words)

	Results of Battle of Manila Bay
		The practical results of the combat at Manila were stated in a letter by Mr.
		The result is that we ran by their magnificent guns guarding the entrance to Manila Bay, and were out of range inside before the Spaniards knew it.
		The forces were to consist of 4,000 regulars and 16,000 volunteer troops, to be accompanied by the cruiser Charleston, and the monitors Monterey and Monadnock.
	www.publicbookshelf.com /public_html/The_Great_Republic_By_the_Master_Historians_Vol_IV/spanisham_bc.html (893 words)

	The Fighting Doctor: Dudley Carpenter at the Battle of Manila Bay (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Even though the crew knew a more fierce battle with the Spanish fleet was coming, one would not have known it by observing their behavior, writes Carpenter.
		The Battle of Manila Bay was over, and the Americans had won.
		As a researcher, I take dissatisfaction in the fact that Carpenter, at least in his descriptions of the Battle of Manila Bay, provided only enough for me to conclude he was normal.
	webpages.charter.net /jasonevines/carpenter.htm (2328 words)

	Frankel-y Speaking - Chapter 14 - Incidents in the Battle for Manila
		Accompanying the heavy fighting were many small- scale incidents which served, in microcosm, to tell the story of the elimination of the Japanese forces in Manila.
		As we were writing the battle plans, one of our soldiers ran into our small workroom, screaming: ‘‘ Lots of guys have been hit by Japanese shelling in the courtyard.
		During the early stages of the battle for Manila, before the fighting crossed the Pasig River, it has been the command post of our regiment.
	www.frankel-y.com /tape014.htm (2680 words)

	Battle of Manila, 1945
		he really loved the philippines and wanted Manila badly because of the defeat he suffered in 1942 when he was forced to leave bataan and corregidor to their fate.
		In South Manila the Japanese did 15% of the damage by burning and shelling, the Americans 50% by shelling, and looters cleaned out what remained during the battle and for a few weeks after it.
		It may be an interesting idea to ask surviving Japanese generals and admirals who were in the Philippines about the Battle For Manila.
	vote.sparklit.com /comments.spark?pollID=130102 (681 words)

	Embassy of the United States in Manila
		A giant poster hangs on the Manila City Hall depicting scenes from the Battle for Manila that the Allied Forces waged to recapture the city from the Japanese Army during World War II.
		The battle killed more than 100,000 people and nearly razed Manila, but it liberated the city and freed 3,700 people imprisoned for more than two years in the University of Santo Tomas compound.
		The Manila City government, led by Mayor Lito Atienza, commemorated the events in a February 3 ceremony attended by U.S. Ambassador Francis Ricciardone.
	usembassy.state.gov /posts/rp1/wwwhr478.html (241 words)

	MANILA BAY BATTLE OF CHINESE RESTAURANTS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The Manila Bay area Chinese restaurants showcase China’s 5,000-year-old culinary traditions, though their focus is limited only to Cantonese and Szechuan cuisines, and they have yet to serve the fantastic cuisines of Jiangsu, Zhejiang (Shanghai/Hangzhou), Beijing, Fujian, Chiuchow, Yunnan and other regions.
		One of the newest contenders to the Manila Bay Battle of Chinese Restaurants is the popular Banana Leaf Restaurant, which had leased the ground floor space of the Gedisco Bldg., owned by Chinese community leader and Chinese Commercial News veteran columnist William Chenglay, Jr.
		Apart from Manila Mayor Lito Atienza’s lighting up and beautifying the waterfront of Roxas Boulevard, another strong impetus to tourism and commerce in the capital city is the dynamic, healthy competition among many Chinese restaurants in the Manila Bay area.
	www.newsflash.org /2003/05/tl/tl012054.htm (1819 words)

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