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.
William Carr Beresford, 1st Viscount Beresford, was a British army officer and politician. A general in the British Army and a Marshal in the Portuguese Army, he fought alongside the Duke of Wellingto
British invasions of the River Plate
…take the zone, with or without his help. Baird gave him the 71st Regiment of Infantry, artillery and 1,000 men to attempt the invasion. Baird promoted William Carr Beresford to general and designated him vice governor of the zone if it was taken. The expedition got reinforcements of 300 men from the Artillery and [St Helena…
Field-marshal Beresford – Coudelaria de Alter, Portugal
The Battle of Albuera by William Barnes Wollen