Juan Martín de Pueyrredón y O'Dogan was an Argentine general and politician of the early 19th century. He was appointed Supreme Director of the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata after the Argentine Declaration of Independence.
The Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata was the last to be organized and also the shortest-lived of the Viceroyalties of the Spanish Empire in the Americas.
Santiago de Liniers, 1st Count of Buenos Aires, KOM, OM was a French officer in the Spanish military service, and a viceroy of the Spanish colonies of the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata. Although born "Jacques de Liniers" in France, he is more widely known by the Spanish form of his name, "Santiago de Liniers".
The British invasions of the River Plate were a series of unsuccessful British attempts to seize control of areas in the Spanish colonial Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata that were located around the Río de la Plata in South America — in present-day Argentina and Uruguay. The invasions took place between 1806 and 1807, as part of the Napoleonic Wars, when Spain was an ally of Napoleonic France.
Banda Oriental, or more fully Banda Oriental del Uruguay, was the name of the South American territories east of the Uruguay River and north of Río de la Plata that comprise the modern nation of Uruguay; the modern state of Brazil Rio Grande do Sul; and some of Santa Catarina, Brazil. It was the easternmost territory of the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata.
The Battle of Montevideo was a battle between the British and Spanish Empires during the Napoleonic Wars, in which British forces captured the city of Montevideo. It formed part of the British invasions of the River Plate. Locally, it is remembered as the Siege of Montevideo.
Don Rafael de Sobremonte y Núñez del Castillo, 3rd Marquis of Sobremonte, third Marquis of Sobremonte, was an aristocrat, military man and Spanish colonial administrator, and Viceroy of the Río de la Plata. He was accused of cowardice by the people of Buenos Aires after escaping the city during the British invasions of the Río de la Plata in 1806.
Manuel Canaveris (1787–1830) was an Argentine army officer, who took part in the defense and reconquest of Buenos Aires during the English Invasions. He served under Colonel Ignacio Álvarez Thomas in the 4th Regiment of Buenos Aires, participating in the Campaigns to the Interior of the Provinces of 1810.
Juan Ángel Michelena was a Spanish naval officer, he fought against the Royal Navy in Cape St. Vincent, and participated heroically in the defense and reconquest of Buenos Aires against the English invaders. He also served as Acting Governor of the city of Montevideo (Uruguay).
Juan Bautista Rondeau (1735–1813) was an officer of the Spanish army of French origin. He served during the Viceroyalty of Peru and Viceroyalty of the Rio de la Plata, participating heroically in the defense of Buenos Aires, during the British invasions (1806-1807).
Marie Anne Périchon de Vandeuil (1775-1847) known as "la perichona", was an aristocratic French lady, who had an active role in the politics of Buenos Aires, during the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata.
Carlos José Belgrano (1761-1814) was an officer of the Argentine army. He had an outstanding participation in the defense and reconquest of Buenos Aires during the English invasions.
Tomás O'Gorman (1760-?) was an Irish merchant and doctor, who served in France as a member of the Irish brigades He dedicated himself to trade in Buenos Aires, where he settled with his wife Marie Anne Périchon de Vandeuil.
Batallón de Pardos y Morenos was a military unit formed with soldiers of African roots and indigenous natives. This military unit had its baptism of fire during the first English invasion of the Río de la Plata, From 1810 this military unit was part of the Argentine troops that served in the War of Independence.
Juan Clavería (c.1750-1810s) was a French farmer, who served as second commander of the Corps of Quinteros y Labradores. He made his military career at the service of the Spanish Crown, and was promoted with the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel for his services in the defense of Buenos Aires during the English invasions.
Cuerpo de Quinteros y Labradores was a military unit of cavalry formed on the occasion of the English invasions to the Río de la Plata.
Tercio de Vizcaínos was a unit of Spanish militia of Buenos Aires, composed in its majority by volunteers of Basque, Castilian and Asturian origin. This infantry unit was established after the first English Invasion to the Río de la Plata.
Escuadrón de Carabineros de Carlos IV was a Spanish military unit of Buenos Aires created on the occasion of the English Invasions to the Río de la Plata.
Battle of the Retiro was a battle produced during the second British Invasion of the Río de la Plata, between the Spanish troops, led by Santiago de Liniers, and the British forces under John Whitelocke.
James Florence Burke was an Irish soldier and agent in the service of the United Kingdom. He dedicated himself to the espionage in the Río de la Plata, arriving in Buenos Aires in the company of Thomas O'Gorman in 1805.
