Anglo-French blockade of the Río de la Plata
1845-50 naval blockade of Argentina by Britain and France during the Uruguayan Civil War / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Anglo-French blockade of the Río de la Plata or also known as Paraná War was a five-year-long naval blockade imposed by France and Britain on the Argentine Confederation ruled by Juan Manuel de Rosas.[1] It was imposed in 1845 to support the Colorado Party in the Uruguayan Civil War and closed Buenos Aires to naval commerce. The Anglo-French navy trespassed into Argentina's internal waters to sell their products, as Rosas maintained a protectionist policy to improve the weak Argentine economy. Eventually both Britain and France gave in, signing treaties in 1849 (Britain) and 1850 (France) acknowledging the Argentine sovereignty over its rivers.[2]
Anglo-French blockade of the Río de la Plata | |||||||
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Part of the Uruguayan Civil War | |||||||
The Battle of Vuelta de Obligado, as depicted by François Pierre Barry | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Argentine Confederation Supported by: White party |
United Kingdom France Supported by: Unitarians Colorados Italian redshirts | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Juan Manuel de Rosas Lucio Norberto Mansilla William Brown Manuel Oribe |
William Gore Ouseley Samuel Inglefield Antoine-Louis Deffaudis [fr] François Thomas Tréhouart Fructuoso Rivera Giuseppe Garibaldi |