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For what it is worth, Robert Scheina's
For what it is worth, Robert Scheina's Latin America's Wars (Vol. I) lists the following in the chapter on the Viceroyalty of RdlP, 1810-24:
British June, 1806 expedition (Beresford) - ~2,000; Argentine/Spanish - 6,500 (including 3,000 who did not arrive before the British agreed to withdraw.) Some 1,200 British troops formally surrendered on August 12.
British June, 1807 expedition (Whitelocke) - ~8,000 against BA, another 4,000 in Montevideo; Argentine/Spanish - 7,000 to 8,200 men (differing dates) of which no more than 3,000 were Spanish regulars. Whitelock surrendered July 6; terms included the British withdrawal from Montevideo.
Argentine/Spanish commanders of note were Liniers, Puerrydon, and Alzaga; British included Popham (RN), Stirling (RN), Beresford, Whitelocke, Auchmuty, and Craufurd (!). Obviously, Sobremonte may as well have been fighting for the British for the good he did the Spanish cause...
All in all, pretty impressive showing by the Argentine/Spanish and not exactly a laurel wreath for the British; shades of Dorchester/Boston and Saratoga, certainly.
Best,
For what it is worth, Robert Scheina's Latin America's Wars (Vol. I) lists the following in the chapter on the Viceroyalty of RdlP, 1810-24:
British June, 1806 expedition (Beresford) - ~2,000; Argentine/Spanish - 6,500 (including 3,000 who did not arrive before the British agreed to withdraw.) Some 1,200 British troops formally surrendered on August 12.
British June, 1807 expedition (Whitelocke) - ~8,000 against BA, another 4,000 in Montevideo; Argentine/Spanish - 7,000 to 8,200 men (differing dates) of which no more than 3,000 were Spanish regulars. Whitelock surrendered July 6; terms included the British withdrawal from Montevideo.
Argentine/Spanish commanders of note were Liniers, Puerrydon, and Alzaga; British included Popham (RN), Stirling (RN), Beresford, Whitelocke, Auchmuty, and Craufurd (!). Obviously, Sobremonte may as well have been fighting for the British for the good he did the Spanish cause...
All in all, pretty impressive showing by the Argentine/Spanish and not exactly a laurel wreath for the British; shades of Dorchester/Boston and Saratoga, certainly.
Best,