Military labor played a key role in conquering and preserving ports as nodes in trading networks. This article treats the military labor of the British occupation of Manila from 1762 to 1764, during the Seven Years War. It examines the motley crew that formed the British forces, exploring British categories of military laborers sent from Madras. The particular combination of forces composed for this expedition had more to do with the East India Company's concerns in Madras than with what was thought to be needed to take and hold Manila. These military laborers were sometimes unruly, insisting on better pay, and deserting when it was not forthcoming. The story of the British occupation of Manila highlights how ideas about desertion traveled along with military laborers from one port city to another in the Indian Ocean world, and what happened when they did.

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保障贸易：1762-1764 年英国占领马尼拉的军事劳动

军事劳工在征服和保护港口作为贸易网络的节点方面发挥了关键作用。本文介绍了七年战争期间 1762 年至 1764 年英国占领马尼拉的军事劳动。它检查了组成英国军队的杂牌船员，探索了从马德拉斯派出的英国军事劳工类别。为这次远征而组成的特殊部队组合更多地与东印度公司在马德拉斯的担忧有关，而不是与人们认为夺取和控制马尼拉所需的东西有关。这些军工有时不守规矩，坚持要求更高的报酬，并在得不到的时候就逃跑了。英国占领马尼拉的故事突出了关于逃兵的想法是如何与军事劳工一起从印度洋世界的一个港口城市传播到另一个港口城市的，