The British invasions of the Río de la Plata were a series of unsuccessful British attempts to seize control of the Spanish colonies located around the La Plata Basin in South America (today part of Argentina and Uruguay). The invasions took place between 1806 and 1807, as part of the Napoleonic Wars, when Spain was an ally of France.
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| - The British invasions of the Río de la Plata were a series of unsuccessful British attempts to seize control of the Spanish colonies located around the La Plata Basin in South America (today part of Argentina and Uruguay). The invasions took place between 1806 and 1807, as part of the Napoleonic Wars, when Spain was an ally of France.
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| Strength
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*~1,668 soldiers
*~6,000 soldiers in Montevideo
Second invasion:
*~9,000-10,000-12,000 soldiers
- First invasion:
*~2,500 soldiers
*~2,000 soldiers in Montevideo
Second invasion:
*~7,000-8,000 soldiers
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| Commander
| - Santiago de Liniers
- William Beresford
- Home Riggs Popham
- John Whitelocke
- Juan Martín de Pueyrredón
- Martín de Álzaga
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| - Above: Beresford surrenders to Santiago de Liniers . Below: British conquest of Montevideo
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| Casualties
| - Unknown dead or wounded
- About 1,300 were captured
- About 2,800 killed, wounded or captured
- About 660 killed and 1,205 wounded
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- Second invasion:
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| - United Kingdom
- Kingdom of Spain
- * Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata
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| Place
| - Buenos Aires, Montevideo, Colonia del Sacramento, Maldonado
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| - British Invasions of the Río de la Plata
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| - The British invasions of the Río de la Plata were a series of unsuccessful British attempts to seize control of the Spanish colonies located around the La Plata Basin in South America (today part of Argentina and Uruguay). The invasions took place between 1806 and 1807, as part of the Napoleonic Wars, when Spain was an ally of France. The invasions occurred in two phases. A detachment from the British army occupied Buenos Aires for 46 days in 1806 before being expelled. In 1807, a second force stormed and occupied Montevideo, remaining for several months, and a third force made a second attempt to take Buenos Aires. After several days of street-fighting against the local militia and Spanish colonial army, in which half of the British forces were killed or wounded, the British were forced to withdraw. The social effects of the invasions are among the causes of the May Revolution. The criollos, who had so far been denied important positions, could get political strength in military roles. The successful resistance with little help from the peninsula fostered the desire of self-determination. An open cabildo and the Royal Audience of Buenos Aires deposed the viceroy Rafael de Sobremonte and designated instead the popular hero Santiago de Liniers, which was a complete unprecedented action: before that, the viceroy was only subject of the King of Spain himself, and no Spanish American had authority over him.
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