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After a British attempt to invade the Spanish-held Viceroyalty of the Rio de la Plata failed in 1806, Manticoran ground forces were called into action to support a second British invasion force in the summer of 1807. Elements of the Manticoran 3rd Division, including the 2nd and 6th Ranger Regiments, 3rd Grenadier Brigade, and 9th Infantry Brigade, in total a force of about 10,000 men, were sent to attack Montevideo on the north side of the Rio de la Plata while the British, with 15,000 troops, concentrated their efforts against Buenos Aires on the south side of the gargantuan estuary. Upon landing, the Manticorans rapidly defeated a small Spanish force in the outskirts of the city before beginning their assault. The combined weight of Manticoran artillery rapidly breached the city walls, creating an opening that the 1st Grenadier Regiment assaulted through. With the Spanish defenders concentrating on the first breach, elements of 9th Infantry Brigade scaled the walls on the other side of the city, sealing the fate of the Spanish inside. | After a British attempt to invade the Spanish-held Viceroyalty of the Rio de la Plata failed in 1806, Manticoran ground forces were called into action to support a second British invasion force in the summer of 1807. Elements of the Manticoran 3rd Division, including the 2nd and 6th Ranger Regiments, 3rd Grenadier Brigade, and 9th Infantry Brigade, in total a force of about 10,000 men, were sent to attack Montevideo on the north side of the Rio de la Plata while the British, with 15,000 troops, concentrated their efforts against Buenos Aires on the south side of the gargantuan estuary. Upon landing, the Manticorans rapidly defeated a small Spanish force in the outskirts of the city before beginning their assault. The combined weight of Manticoran artillery rapidly breached the city walls, creating an opening that the 1st Grenadier Regiment assaulted through. With the Spanish defenders concentrating on the first breach, elements of 9th Infantry Brigade scaled the walls on the other side of the city, sealing the fate of the Spanish inside. | ||
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+ | Against the backdrop of the Argentine overthrow of the Spanish-appointed viceroy and his replacement with the French naval officer Santiago de Liniers, who had recaptured Buenos Aires from the British the year before, the British attempted a second assault against the sprawling city. Instead of the rapid surrender seen in 1806, the Argentines fought back ferociously, | ||
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* 3rd Division | * 3rd Division | ||
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* 5th Field Artillery Regiment | * 5th Field Artillery Regiment | ||
=====Awards===== | =====Awards===== | ||
+ | The 1st Grenadier Regiment was awarded the appellation " | ||
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+ | The 4th Line Regiment was awarded the appellation " |
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