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Battle of Buceo
Naval battle which took place on 14–17 May 1814, during the Argentine War of Independence / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Battle of Buceo was a decisive naval battle which took place on 14–17 May 1814, during the Argentine War of Independence between an Argentine fleet under Irish-born naval commander William Brown and a Spanish fleet under Admiral Sierra off the coast of Montevideo, in today's Uruguay.
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