 Manila was occupied by British forces for twenty months , from 1762 to 1764 , and used as a base for an unsuccessful attempt to conquer the Philippines during the Seven Years ' War . Eventually , the British withdrew from Manila as per agreements in the 1763 Treaty of Paris . The Chinese were punished for supporting the British invasion , and the small fortress @-@ city of Intramuros , mostly populated by Europeans and Mexicans , kept its cannons pointed at Binondo , the world 's oldest Chinatown . 
 Manila was occupied by British forces for twenty months , from 1762 to 1764 , and used as a base for an unsuccessful attempt to conquer the Philippines during the Seven Years <a href='null_genetive' title='1'><mark>'</mark></a>War . Eventually , the British withdrew from Manila as per agreements in the 1763 Treaty of Paris . The Chinese <a href='uninflect' title='2'><mark>were</mark></a> punished for supporting the British invasion , and the small fortress @-@ city of Intramuros , mostly populated by Europeans and Mexicans , kept its cannons pointed at Binondo , the world <a href='null_genetive' title='3'><mark>'s</mark></a>oldest Chinatown . 
Manila was occupied by British forces for twenty months , from 1762 to 1764 , and used as a base for an unsuccessful attempt to conquer da Philippines durin the Seven yrs  War . Eventually , tdaBritish withdrew from Manila as per agreements in the 1763 Treaty of Paris . The Chinese was punished for supporting the British invasion , and thdamall fortress @-@ city of Intramuros , mostly populated by Europeans and Mexicans , kept its cannons pointed at Binondo , the world  oldest Chinatown .