Roderigue Hortalez et Cie
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Roderigue Hortalez et Cie was a covert trading company used as a front by France and Spain to secretly supply arms and aid to the American revolutionaries during the American Revolutionary War.
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
covert trading company
ⓘ
front company ⓘ |
| activeDuring | American Revolutionary War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| activity |
covert arms trade
ⓘ
financial support to American revolutionaries ⓘ shipment of military supplies ⓘ |
| aimedTo | weaken British power in North America ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
French foreign policy
ⓘ
Spanish foreign policy ⓘ |
| beneficiary |
American revolutionaries
ⓘ
Continental Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictInvolved | American Revolutionary War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Kingdom of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRole | channel for French and Spanish aid to American colonies ⓘ |
| legalStatus | nominally private company ⓘ |
| natureOfOperations |
clandestine
ⓘ
secret ⓘ |
| operatedAsFrontFor |
French government
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Spanish government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operationalMethod | commercial cover for state aid ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | pro-American independence ⓘ |
| purpose | to secretly supply arms and aid to American revolutionaries ⓘ |
| realControl | French and Spanish authorities ⓘ |
| supplied |
ammunition
ⓘ
arms ⓘ financial aid ⓘ military equipment ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
France
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfSupport | indirect government assistance ⓘ |
| usedFor |
circumventing official neutrality
ⓘ
plausible deniability for French and Spanish governments ⓘ |
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