Siege of Montevideo (1807)

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battle of the Napoleonic Wars military operation siege

The Siege of Montevideo (1807) was a major British assault and capture of the Spanish-held city of Montevideo during the Napoleonic Wars, forming a key episode in the British invasions of the Río de la Plata.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Siege of Montevideo	1
Siege of Montevideo (1807) canonical	1

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battle of the Napoleonic Wars ⓘ military operation ⓘ siege ⓘ
belligerent	Spanish Empire ⓘ United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata ⓘ
combatantStrength	British expeditionary force of several thousand troops ⓘ Spanish and colonial garrison of several thousand defenders ⓘ
commander	Bernardo Lecocq ⓘ José de Vigodet ⓘ Rupert George ⓘ Samuel Auchmuty ⓘ
conflictOf	British invasions of the Río de la Plata ⓘ
conflictType	amphibious operation ⓘ urban warfare ⓘ
countryInPresentDay	Uruguay ⓘ
datePrecision	day ⓘ
endDate	1807-02-03 ⓘ
followedBy	British invasions of the Río de la Plata ⓘ surface form: Second British invasion of Buenos Aires (1807)
hasCause	British attempt to control the Río de la Plata region ⓘ
hasPhase	land assault on city walls ⓘ naval blockade of Montevideo ⓘ
historicalPeriod	early 19th century ⓘ
location	Montevideo ⓘ Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata ⓘ present-day Uruguay ⓘ
militaryBranchInvolved	British Army ⓘ Royal Navy ⓘ Spanish Army ⓘ Spanish royalist army ⓘ surface form: Spanish colonial militia
notableFor	storming of the city’s defensive walls ⓘ temporary British occupation of Montevideo ⓘ
objective	capture of Montevideo from Spanish control ⓘ
opponent	Spanish colonial forces ⓘ
outcome	city captured by British forces ⓘ
partOf	Napoleonic Wars ⓘ
partOfCampaign	British invasions of the Río de la Plata ⓘ surface form: British campaign in the South Atlantic
precededBy	British invasions of the Río de la Plata ⓘ surface form: British attack on Buenos Aires (1806)
result	British victory ⓘ
significance	important event in early 19th-century history of the Río de la Plata region ⓘ key episode in British attempts to open new markets in Spanish America ⓘ
startDate	1807-01-19 ⓘ
territorialChange	Montevideo occupied by British forces ⓘ
theatre	British invasions of the Río de la Plata ⓘ surface form: South American theatre of the Napoleonic Wars
year	1807 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

British invasions of the Río de la Plata → significantBattle → Siege of Montevideo (1807) ⓘ

Uruguayan War of Independence → hasPart → Siege of Montevideo (1807) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Siege of Montevideo