• First Siege of Montevideo (Spanish: Primer Sitio de Montevideo) took place between May and October 1811, when the troops of the United Provinces of the...
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  • Siege of Montevideo may refer to: Siege of Montevideo in 1807, during the British invasions of the River Plate First Siege of Montevideo in 1811 Second...
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    the military and civilian honour, the 18 May 1811 Medal. First Siege of Montevideo Official website of the Bicentennial Wikisource has original text...
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  • First siege of Montevideo (1811) – Spanish American wars of independence Siege of Tarifa (1811–1812) – Peninsular War Siege of Valencia (1811–1812) – Peninsular...
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    Spain. In 1811, the forces deployed by the Junta Grande of Buenos Aires and the gaucho forces led by Artigas started a siege of Montevideo, which had...
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    the port of Buenos Aires and allowed the fall of Montevideo, which could not stand the siege any more, on 20 June 1814. The fall of Montevideo eliminated...
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    Viceroyalty of Peru). Meanwhile, the Governor of Montevideo Francisco Javier de Elío, appointed as a new "Viceroy" by the Spanish Government in 1811, declared...
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  • occupation ends. 1811Siege of Montevideo by forces of the United Provinces of the River Plate. 1812 Montevideo Cabildo built. Siege of Montevideo (1812-1814)...
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    José Gervasio Artigas (category Military personnel from Montevideo)
    siege to Montevideo, but was forced to withdraw in the face of Portuguese intervention. Artigas subsequently broke with the centralist government of Buenos...
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    Montevideo as a military stronghold in the early 18th century due competing claims over the region, while Uruguay won its independence between 1811 and...
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    Francisco Javier de Elío (category Governors of Montevideo)
    in the Battle of Las Piedras. Only left in control of Colonia del Sacramento and Montevideo, Elío returned to Spain on November 18, 1811, and resigned...
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  • Battle of Las Piedras and began Siege of Montevideo. At this point, Spanish viceroy invited Portuguese from Brazil to launch a military invasion of Banda...
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    Spain portal Latin America portal Uruguay portal First Siege of Montevideo Battle of Las Piedras (1811) Grito de Asencio Archived 2011-05-14 at the Wayback...
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    Leandro Gómez (category 1811 births)
    as Leandro Gómez (Montevideo, 13 March 1811 – Paysandú, 2 January 1865) was a Uruguayan military officer and politician. A member of the National Party...
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    control of the city of Montevideo and the rebel forces of the government of Buenos Aires. In the year 1811, the forces deployed by the Junta Grande of Buenos...
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    Salto, Uruguay (category 1756 establishments in the Viceroyalty of Peru)
    permanent residents. On 12 February 1811 Francisco Javier de Elío declared war on the Board of Buenos Aires. Montevideo was besieged by José Rondeau and...
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    though the siege of Badajoz had to be subsequently abandoned. Meanwhile, on 13 May 1811, he was created Count of Trancoso in Portugal by decree of Prince...
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  • Ramón de Amaya (category Politicians from Montevideo)
    the main political leaders of Montevideo. It is unknown which political party he belonged to, although during the siege of Manuel Oribe he served in the...
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  • Portugal in 1811 for service in the Peninsular War. The battalion took part in the Battle of Barrosa in March 1811 and the successful siege of Tarifa in...
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    the Viceroyalty of the River Plate to Montevideo after the May Revolution forced them to abandon Buenos Aires. On February 15, 1811 José Gervasio Artigas...
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    and occupied Montevideo, remaining for several months, and a third force made a second attempt to take Buenos Aires. After several days of street fighting...
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    de la Plata, landing in January 1807. Squire conducted the siege operations at Montevideo: after a practicable breach was made, it was carried by storm...
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    of Cádiz, and Montevideo the capital of the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata. Elío declares war against the Junta of Buenos Aires, but gets sieged by...
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  • War of Independence) [Spanish American wars of independence] Siege of Montevideo (1811) – 1811 – Second Banda Oriental campaign (Argentine War of Independence)...
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    February 1852, Rosas resigned, and the pro-Colorado forces lifted the siege of Montevideo. Uruguay rewarded Brazil's financial and military support by signing...
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    Primera Junta, and so the Argentines, led by José Rondeau, lifted the siege on Montevideo and left the Banda Oriental. Likewise, the Portuguese signed an armistice...
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  • Dudley St Leger Hill (category Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath)
    Battle of Fuentes de Oñoro in May 1811. He commanded the 8th Caçadores at the Siege of Badajoz in April 1812, at the Battle of Salamanca in July, and in the...
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    José Miguel Carrera (category Heads of state of Chile)
    the leaders of independent Argentina and Chile, San Martín and O'Higgins respectively, made him live in exile in Montevideo. From Montevideo Carrera traveled...
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  • Lists of battles Before 301 301–1300 1301–1600 1601–1800 1801–1900 1901–2000 2001–current Naval Sieges See also List of Napoleonic Battles Battles of the...
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    Domingo Sosa (category Members of the Buenos Aires Province Chamber of Deputies)
    regiment) of the city in 1808. From 1811 he took part in the two sieges of Montevideo until their end, taking part in the attack in the Battle of Cerrito...
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