British invasions of the Río de la Plata

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historical event invasion military campaign

The British invasions of the Río de la Plata were a series of failed early 19th-century British military campaigns against Spanish colonial territories in present-day Argentina and Uruguay, which helped spur local resistance and proto-independence movements.

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Observed surface forms (7)

Surface form	Occurrences
Invasiones Inglesas al Río de la Plata	1
Capture of Buenos Aires (1806)	1
First British invasion of the Río de la Plata	1
Reconquest of Buenos Aires (1806)	1
Second British attack on Buenos Aires (1807)	1
Second British invasion of the Río de la Plata	1
sieges of Montevideo	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historical event ⓘ invasion ⓘ military campaign ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	British invasions of the Río de la Plata ⓘ surface form: Invasiones Inglesas al Río de la Plata
causeOf	growth of proto-independence movements in the Río de la Plata ⓘ increased autonomy of Buenos Aires cabildo ⓘ
chronology	occurred during the Peninsular War era ⓘ
commander	John Whitelocke ⓘ William Carr Beresford ⓘ
commanderOpposing	Jacques de Liniers ⓘ surface form: Jacobo de Liniers Juan Martín de Pueyrredón ⓘ Martín de Álzaga ⓘ Santiago de Liniers ⓘ
countryInvolved	Spanish Empire ⓘ United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ
effect	erosion of Spanish royal authority in the Río de la Plata ⓘ militarization of Creole society in Buenos Aires ⓘ
endTime	1807 ⓘ
followedBy	May Revolution Day ⓘ surface form: May Revolution
hasPart	British invasions of the Río de la Plata self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: First British invasion of the Río de la Plata British invasions of the Río de la Plata self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Second British invasion of the Río de la Plata
influenced	Argentine War of Independence ⓘ surface form: Argentine independence movement Uruguayan War of Independence ⓘ surface form: Uruguayan independence movement
languageOfName	English ⓘ Spanish ⓘ
location	Buenos Aires ⓘ Montevideo ⓘ Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata ⓘ present-day Argentina ⓘ present-day Uruguay ⓘ
motivatedBy	British attempt to weaken Spanish Empire ⓘ British desire to open new markets in South America ⓘ
notableFor	urban popular resistance in Buenos Aires ⓘ use of local militias such as Patricios regiment ⓘ
opponent	Spanish regular troops ⓘ local militias of Buenos Aires ⓘ
partOf	Napoleonic Wars ⓘ
result	British defeat ⓘ Spanish colonial victory ⓘ rise of Creole political influence ⓘ strengthening of local militias ⓘ
significantBattle	British invasions of the Río de la Plata self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Capture of Buenos Aires (1806) British invasions of the Río de la Plata self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Reconquest of Buenos Aires (1806) British invasions of the Río de la Plata self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Second British attack on Buenos Aires (1807) Siege of Montevideo (1807) ⓘ
startTime	1806 ⓘ
year	1806 ⓘ 1807 ⓘ

Referenced by (10)

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

British invasions of the Río de la Plata → alsoKnownAs → British invasions of the Río de la Plata ⓘ

this entity surface form: Invasiones Inglesas al Río de la Plata

Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata → event → British invasions of the Río de la Plata ⓘ

British invasions of the Río de la Plata → hasPart → British invasions of the Río de la Plata self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: First British invasion of the Río de la Plata

British invasions of the Río de la Plata → hasPart → British invasions of the Río de la Plata self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Second British invasion of the Río de la Plata

José Gervasio Artigas → participantIn → British invasions of the Río de la Plata ⓘ

this entity surface form: sieges of Montevideo

Santiago de Liniers → participatedIn → British invasions of the Río de la Plata ⓘ

Argentine War of Independence → precededBy → British invasions of the Río de la Plata ⓘ

British invasions of the Río de la Plata → significantBattle → British invasions of the Río de la Plata self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Capture of Buenos Aires (1806)

British invasions of the Río de la Plata → significantBattle → British invasions of the Río de la Plata self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Reconquest of Buenos Aires (1806)

British invasions of the Río de la Plata → significantBattle → British invasions of the Río de la Plata self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Second British attack on Buenos Aires (1807)