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855786
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Grainger, John D.,1939-
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British campaigns in the South Atlantic 1805-1807 /\ John D. Grainger.
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| Publication Statement
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Barnsley :: Pen & Sword Military,, 2015.
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1 online resource
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1473855373
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: 9781473855373
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1783463643
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9781783463640
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Maps and Diagrams; Introduction; Chapter 1: The Expedition; Chapter 2: The Cape -- Conquest; Chapter 3: The Cape -- Defence and Control; Chapter 4: The Consequences of the Cape Conquest; Chapter 5: The 71st Regiment of Foot; Chapter 6: Buenos Aires: the Conquest; Chapter 7: Buenos Aires: the Reconquest; Chapter 8: The Prisoners; Chapter 9: Reinforcements; Chapter 10: Montevideo; Chapter 11: Advances and Escapes; Chapter 12: Buenos Aires: The Second Attack; Chapter 13: Release; Chapter 14: The Consequences of the Invasions in the River Plate.
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Chapter 15: Consequences in Britain and its EmpireMaps; Notes and References; Sources and Bibliography; Index.
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Between 1805 and 1807 the British mounted several expeditions into the South Atlantic aimed at weakening Napoleon's Spanish and Dutch allies. The targets were the Dutch colony on South Africa's Cape of Good Hope, which potentially threatened British shipping routes to India, and the Spanish colonies in the Rio de la Plata basin (now parts of Argentina and Uruguay). In 1805 an army of around 6,000 men was dispatched for the Cape under the highly-respected General David Baird. They were escorted and assisted by a naval squadron under Home Riggs Popham. The Cape surrendered in January 1806.
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Popham, Home Riggs,1762-1820.
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Whitelocke, John,1757-1833.
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Popham, Home Riggs,1762-1820.
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Whitelocke, John,1757-1833.
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Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815-- Campaigns-- South Africa.
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Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815-- Campaigns-- South America.
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HISTORY-- Latin America-- South America.
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Military campaigns.
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Argentina, History, 1776-1810.
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South Africa, History, To 1836.
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Uruguay, History, To 1810.
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Argentina.
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South Africa.
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South America.
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Uruguay.
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| Dewey Classification
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982.084
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F2845
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