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Spanish sailing the Paraná river for Buenos Aires, ordered the two boats to chase them, but these were eventually
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British eventually launched a combined, massive assault on Buenos Aires on 3 July 1807 that ended in a heavy defeat for Whitelocke's troops on 5 July. The British generals eventually agreed with Liniers to withdraw from Montevideo and the River Plate in two months. They finally evacuated
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647:. In the meantime, Liniers granted
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170:Francisco Pareja
867:After being routed by
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679:Mosca de Buenos Aires.
657:Juan Bautista Azopardo
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484:Colonia del Sacramento
163:Commanders and leaders
766:Mosca de Buenos Aires
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691:Mosca de Buenos Aires
661:Mosca de Buenos Aires
550:action of 2 June 1807
206:Casualties and losses
92:33.99528°S 58.39361°W
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912:www.histarmar.com.ar
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614:Santiago de Liniers
211:1 killed, 8 wounded
168:Francisco de Castro
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709:Preliminary action
1257:Conflicts in 1807
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365:15 July 1798
338:4 April 1808
303:7 April 1800
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120:Belligerents
70:Paraná Guazú
29:Part of the
834:San Antonio
814:San Antonio
802:San Antonio
793:starboard.
641:Las Conchas
612:and led by
602:Home Popham
580:Punta Gorda
518:East Indies
489:2 June 1807
380:7 July 1799
256:(1796–1808)
95: /
1246:Categories
1206:2022-09-09
1081:2022-08-26
918:2022-09-08
869:Denis Pack
816:closed in
744:and a HMS
672:slave ship
618:San Isidro
616:landed in
610:Montevideo
561:Royal Navy
556:between a
479:Montevideo
390:6 May 1801
293:Santa Cruz
201:1 schooner
180:G. Douglas
83:58°23′37″W
80:33°59′43″S
1012:0009-0123
746:Protector
734:Protector
719:Protector
637:Riachuelo
530:Zamboanga
494:San Pedro
469:Maldonado
395:Algeciras
333:Trafalgar
214:2 wounded
68:Mouth of
864:system.
862:monopoly
845:outrun.
826:bowsprit
810:Mercedes
806:Mercedes
798:Mercedes
703:Remedios
670:and the
633:Ensenada
564:schooner
499:Miserere
459:Perdriel
429:San Juan
424:Trinidad
413:Americas
267:Atlantic
185:Strength
64:Location
33:and the
873:Colonia
842:Dolores
830:Dolores
818:Dolores
791:Dolores
786:Dolores
778:Dolores
754:ballast
738:Staunch
725:Staunch
695:Sisters
677:by the
655:seaman
653:Maltese
629:Cabildo
622:Dolores
572:felucca
558:British
360:Menorca
197:felucca
174:†
1165:p. 151
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750:cutter
570:and a
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474:Cardal
308:Ferrol
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108:Result
996:(PDF)
887:Notes
699:Belén
683:Belén
675:Diana
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