Good Winds: A British Invasion of Buenos Aires Timeline

OTL Buenos Aires fell quickly as the attack was unexpected. Much of the unexpected part was because it was a rogue operation. The reason it failed was that Britain wasn't expecting to launch the invasion, and didn't plan for a follow up. Thus the conquering force was left exposed when it became obvious no backup support was on the way.

In a coordinated attack, with follow up support, that part is resolved.

In Brazil, 1809, when the markets were suddenly opened to British wares, the markets were flooded with stuff that was inappropriate for the region, displacing local vendors, generally causing chaos, and a lot of bad blood ensued on both sides. Somehow, I doubt an open market is going to be a magical 'hey everybody, let's throw down our arms and join the British Empire' movement. But, it could happen, I guess.
Well, Buenos Aires' prosperity in the late 18th century, which ultimately led to its ascension to viceroyalty, owed a considerable amount of that prosperity to the fact that Buenos Aires' merchants were shamelessly trafficking in British contraband. In all honesty, the invasions themselves were a major contributing factor to the first feelings of acrimony between Buenos Aires and the british.
 
What’s the status of Pantagonia ITTL? If I remember they(Mapuche) were still pretty much a threat. I could see the British playing divide and conquer, and arm them.
 
What’s the status of Pantagonia ITTL? If I remember they(Mapuche) were still pretty much a threat. I could see the British playing divide and conquer, and arm them.
First of all, Patagonia ≠ Mapuche. There were many more tribes in the zone, like the Charrúas, Tehuelches, Pehuelches, etc. Second, the Mapuches themselves were not a threat in Rio de la Plata, they were too far south. I do not know if they did affect Chile, but chances are they might have, since Chile stretched a bit farther south. Third, yeah, there were some tribes that raided frontier outposts, but it wasn't a serious threat, only an annoyance.
Britain wouldn't benefit too much from arming any tribe, as their impact wouldn't be decisive at all. The tribes will come into play later in the Timeline.
 
First of all, Patagonia ≠ Mapuche. There were many more tribes in the zone, like the Charrúas, Tehuelches, Pehuelches, etc. Second, the Mapuches themselves were not a threat in Rio de la Plata, they were too far south. I do not know if they did affect Chile, but chances are they might have, since Chile stretched a bit farther south. Third, yeah, there were some tribes that raided frontier outposts, but it wasn't a serious threat, only an annoyance.
Britain wouldn't benefit too much from arming any tribe, as their impact wouldn't be decisive at all. The tribes will come into play later in the Timeline.
And if they armed any tribe, they'd just be setting themselves up for another situation like in North America, where its armed settlers ran into their armed native allies.
 
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