william carr beresford surrenders santiago de liniers during british invasions of río de la plata, painting charles fouqueray.
the napoleonic wars expanded south america. britain got naval supremacy victory @ battle of trafalgar , france within european continent. france attacked britain imposing continental system, locking continent british trade. needing new markets, britain attacked buenos aires , montevideo, 2 spanish colonies in south america (spain allied france in war). home riggs popham attempted invade buenos aires, without official orders. aware of conditions: if succeeded, britain honour deed, if failed, condemned it.
june 23, 1806, british expeditionary force of 1,700 men landed on left bank of río de la plata , invested buenos aires, had been abandoned viceroy. liniers remained incognito in city, staying in convent of dominicans, vowed offer @ altar of virgin flags of occupiers. secretly escaped montevideo, , of governor pascual ruiz huidobro galvanized people , raised troop of 1,200 volunteers. liberation army embarked on few schooners, joined french privateer corvette. landing on august 4, liniers , men rushed buenos aires, across marshes. city recovered after fierce street fighting ended storming of cathedral, had been fortified british. british general william carr beresford capitulated , offered sword; true liniers s vow, british flags (those of highlanders regiment , green st. helena) transferred church of convent of dominicans, still remain.
british naval red ensign surrendered during second british invasion in 1807 , offered viceroy santiago de liniers, in gratitude victory, our lady of rosary @ santo domingo church, in córdoba, argentina.
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