Argentine-Brazilian War
date | December 10, 1825 to August 27, 1828 |
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place | Southern Brazil and Uruguay |
output | Diplomatic intervention by Great Britain , signature of the Treaty of Rio de Janeiro on August 27, 1828, independence of Uruguay |
Parties to the conflict | |
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Commander | |
Bernardino Rivadavia Carlos de Alvear William Brown Juan Lavalleja |
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Troop strength | |
6,200 (1826) to 10,800 (1828) | 7,700 (1826) to 11,400 (1828) |
The Argentine-Brazilian War (Portuguese: Guerra da Cisplatina ; Spanish Guerra del Brasil ) was an armed conflict between Argentina (then still the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata ) and the Brazilian Empire over the possession of the Banda Oriental (the left bank of the Río de la Plata; today's Uruguay ). It began in 1825 and ended with Uruguay's independence in 1828 .
course
With the intention of reintegrating the so-called Banda or Provincia Oriental into the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata, as was the case before the Brazilian annexation, the Argentines supported the leader of the revolt against Brazilian rule, Juan Antonio Lavalleja . After years of resistance against the Brazilians, deputies from all over the Banda Oriental met in the city of Florida and declared that they belonged to the United Provinces ( Provincias Unidas del Río de la Plata , now Argentina). In response, Brazil declared war on Argentina.
In the battle of Ituzaingó on February 20, 1827, an Argentine-Uruguayan army defeated the Brazilians . These blocked the access to Buenos Aires at sea . The sea blockade ran counter to the British trade interests , so that they eventually mediated the conflict.
Result
In the end, Brazil was pushed back, but the hopes of the Argentines were not fulfilled either. Under the mediation and pressure of the British, both parties signed the Treaty of Rio de Janeiro in 1828 , in which they recognized Uruguay's independence. Although the Uruguayans achieved independence, it was the British who benefited most from it, as it gave them a free trade area at the strategically important mouth of the Río de la Plata .
See also
literature
- Benjamin Nahum: Manual de Historia del Uruguay 1830-1903 . Montevideo 1994.
Web links
- Military History of South America: Argentina-Brazil war (October 22, 2002 memento on the Internet Archive ).
Individual evidence
- ↑ Enrique Méndez Vives: Historia Uruguaya . Editorial De la Banda Oriental, Montevideo 1990.