The British invasions of the River Plate were two unsuccessful British attempts to seize control of the Spanish colony of the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata, located around the Río de la Plata in
William Beresford surrenders to Santiago de Liniers (1806)
Sir William Beresford, commander of the British troops. Portrait of Lord Beresford by William Beechey, 1815
71st Regiment of Foot Colour, captured by the Spanish forces during the first battle of Buenos Aires
Portrait of Don Santiago de Liniers. Naval Museum of Madrid.
Santiago Antonio María de Liniers y Bremond, 1st Count of Buenos Aires, KOM, OM was a Spanish military officer and a viceroy of the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata. Although born Jacques de Liniers
British invasions of the River Plate
…An open cabildo and the Royal Audiencia of Buenos Aires deposed the viceroy Rafael de Sobremonte and designated instead the local popular hero Santiago de Liniers, which was a completely unprecedented action: before that, the viceroy was only subject to the King of Spain himself, and no one from the colonies had…
Liniers' house in Buenos Aires
The execution of Santiago de Liniers by firing squad