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Battle of Cardal, the Glossary

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The Battle of Cardal (also known as Battle of Cordón), on 20 January 1807, was the main conflict between the Spanish defense forces of Montevideo, Uruguay, and British troops during the siege of Montevideo during the second British invasion of the River Plate.[1]

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  1. 10 relations: Andrew Graham-Yooll, Battle of Montevideo (1807), Bernardo Lecocq, British invasions of the River Plate, Cardal, Uruguay, Enlightenment in Spain, Lancelot Holland, Montevideo, Samuel Auchmuty (British Army officer), Uruguay.

  2. 1807 in Uruguay
  3. British invasions of the River Plate
  4. Conflicts in 1807
  5. Florida Department
  6. January 1807 events

Andrew Graham-Yooll

Andrew Michael Graham-Yooll OBE (5 January 1944 – 5 July 2019) was an Argentine journalist, the son of a Scottish father and an English mother.

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Battle of Montevideo (1807)

The Battle of Montevideo took place between the British and Spanish Empires during the Napoleonic Wars, in which British forces captured the city of Montevideo. Battle of Cardal and Battle of Montevideo (1807) are 1807 in Uruguay, battles involving Spain, battles involving the United Kingdom, British invasions of the River Plate and Conflicts in 1807.

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Bernardo Lecocq

Bernardo Lecocq (10 Feb 1734 – 7 Dec 1820) was a Spanish military engineer.

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British invasions of the River Plate

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 South America – in present-day Argentina and Uruguay. Battle of Cardal and British invasions of the River Plate are 1807 in Uruguay and Conflicts in 1807.

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Cardal, Uruguay

Cardal is a town in the Florida Department of southern-central Uruguay.

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Enlightenment in Spain

The ideas of the Age of Enlightenment (Ilustración) came to Spain in the 18th century with the new Bourbon dynasty, following the death of the last Habsburg monarch, Charles II, in 1700.

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Lancelot Holland

Vice-Admiral Lancelot Ernest Holland, (13 September 1887 – 24 May 1941) was a Royal Navy officer who commanded the British force in the Battle of the Denmark Strait in May 1941 against the German battleship ''Bismarck''.

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Montevideo

Montevideo is the capital and largest city of Uruguay.

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Samuel Auchmuty (British Army officer)

Lieutenant-General Sir Samuel Auchmuty, (22 June 1758 – 11 August 1822) was an American-born British Army general, who served in a number of military campaigns in India, Africa and South America during the Napoleonic period.

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Uruguay

Uruguay, officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay (República Oriental del Uruguay), is a country in South America.

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See also

1807 in Uruguay

British invasions of the River Plate

Conflicts in 1807

Florida Department

January 1807 events

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Cardal

Also known as Battle of Cordón.