Battle of the Vuelta de Obligado

Battle of the Vuelta de Obligado

Part of: Blockade of the Río de la Plata

date	1845-11-20
place	Río Paraná Coordinates: 33 ° 35 ′ 32 ″  S , 59 ° 48 ′ 26 ″  W
output	French victory

The naval battle of Vuelta de Obligado took place on November 20, 1845 on the  Paraná River  , between the Argentine Confederation under the command of Juan Manuel de Rosas and a joint British-French fleet. The dispute was part of the Anglo-French blockade of the Río de la Plata. Although the attackers were able to break through the Argentine naval defenses and overrun the land defenses, the naval battle proved that foreign ships can only enter Argentine waters under danger. The battle also increased support in South America for Rosas and his government.

Web links

Commons : Battle of Vuelta de Obligado  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• 1845 Anglo-French action in Uruguay by  WL Clowes
• Henry Norton Sulivan on the 1845 Anglo-French action in Uruguay (3 parts)
• 20 de noviembre de 1845 - La Vuelta de Obligado . by Felipe Pigna
• La Vuelta de Obligado - Histarmar ( Spanish )