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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.
- 1806–1807
- Spanish victory
Kemp’s Landing, now located in the Kempsville section of Virginia Beach, was a deep water landing on the Eastern Branch of the Elizabeth River. Approximately 170 soldiers of the Princess Anne Militia planned an ambush of the British forces at the site.
Sep 5, 2006 · Jack Jouett's Ride. In 1781, the state of Virginia felt the full force of the Revolutionary War. Beginning in January, troops led by Benedict Arnold conducted raids along the James River. By May, Arnold's men, along with troops led by Major General William Phillips, had joined a larger British force under Lord Cornwallis, which had moved into ...
England recognized that enemy fleets could project power across vast distances. It worried about invasion of the "home island" across the English Channel by the Spanish in 1588 (and by the Dutch in 1677, the French in 1779, and the Germans in 1941).
(c) Gerry Embleton. British troops landed at the town of Benedict on the Patuxent River on August 19 and 20 to begin their advance to Washington. On August 24, they roundly defeated American forces at the Battle of Bladensburg, clearing the way for an assault on Washington that evening.
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The action of 2 June 1807 was an engagement during the British invasions of the River Plate between a British Royal Navy schooner and two Spanish small vessels, a privateer sloop and a felucca, at the mouth of the Paraná Guazú river.
