British invasions of the River Plate
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Not to be confused with Anglo-French blockade of the Río de la Plata or Battle of the River Plate.
The British invasions of the River Plate were two unsuccessful British attempts to seize control of the Spanish colony of the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata, located around the Río de la Plata in South America – in present-day Argentina and Uruguay. The invasions took place between 1806 and 1807, as part of the Napoleonic Wars, at a time when Spain was an ally of Napoleonic France. In Argentine historiography, the two successive defeats of the British expeditionary forces are known collectively as the "Reconquista" and the "Defensa", respectively.
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Part of Anglo-Spanish War (1796–1808) | |||||||
William Beresford surrenders to Santiago de Liniers (1806) | |||||||
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United Kingdom | |||||||
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Rafael de Sobremonte Santiago de Liniers Pascual Ruiz Huidobro Martín de Álzaga Juan Martín de Pueyrredón |
Home Riggs Popham William Beresford John Whitelocke Samuel Auchmuty Charles Stirling George Murray | ||||||
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First invasion: 205 dead and wounded[6] Second invasion (Montevideo): 1,500 casualties Second invasion (Buenos Aires): 600 killed and wounded[1][7] |
First invasion: 157 dead and wounded, 1,300 captured[8] Second invasion (Montevideo): 600 casualties Second invasion (Buenos Aires): 311 killed, 208 missing, 679 wounded, 1,600 captured[1][7] |
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