Naval warfare in the Río de la Plata and Guillermo Brown's operations (1814–1819)

1. Buenos Aires builds a revolutionary naval squadron

   Jan 1, 1814Labels: Buenos Aires, Guillermo Brown

   • Britannica
   • Brown bio

2. Brown defeats royalists at Martín García Island

   Mar 10, 1814Labels: Mart n, Guillermo Brown

   • Mart n Garc
   • Brown bio

3. Patriot raid at Arroyo de la China fails

   Mar 28, 1814Labels: Arroyo de, Patriot forces

   • Arroyo China
   • Mart n Garc

4. Brown begins the naval blockade of Montevideo

   Apr 20, 1814Labels: Blockade of, Guillermo Brown

   • Montevideo siege
   • Italy Montevideo

5. Spanish squadron tries to break the blockade

   May 14, 1814Labels: Spanish squadron, Montevideo

   • Buceo
   • Buceo es

6. Battle of Buceo gives Brown decisive victory

   May 17, 1814Labels: Battle of, Guillermo Brown

   • Buceo
   • Casa Rosada

7. Montevideo falls after blockade-induced isolation

   Jun 1, 1814Labels: Montevideo, Royalist garrison

   • Montevideo siege
   • Brown bio

8. Buenos Aires authorizes privateering against Spanish shipping

   Jan 1, 1815Labels: Buenos Aires, Privateering

   • El Historiador
   • Paisanos book

9. Brown sails to the Pacific in the frigate Hércules

   Sep 15, 1815Labels: H rcules, Guillermo Brown

   • Irish Argentine
   • Paisanos book

10. Brown’s squadron blockades and bombards El Callao

    Jan 21, 1816Labels: El Callao, Brown's squadron

    • Irish Argentine
    • Paisanos book

11. Guayaquil raid ends with Brown’s capture and exchange

    Feb 9, 1816Labels: Guayaquil, Guillermo Brown

    • Bouchard bio
    • Pacific expedition

12. British forces seize Hércules at Barbados

    Sep 24, 1816Labels: HMS Brazen, H rcules

    • HMS Brazen
    • Paisanos book

13. Admiralty litigation drags Brown into British courts

    Apr 1, 1817Labels: Admiralty courts, Guillermo Brown

    • HMS Brazen
    • Irish Argentine

14. Brown returns to Buenos Aires, ending the 1814–1819 arc

    Oct 1, 1818Labels: Buenos Aires, Guillermo Brown

    • Pacific expedition
    • Brown bio