What the records say
- When
- 10 Mar 1814 – 15 Mar 1814
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 34.19° S, 58.27° W
- Description
- sea battle (1814)
- Naval
- yes
Battle of Martín García (1814)
The Battle of Martín García was fought from 10 to 15 March 1814 between the forces of the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata under the command of then-Lieutenant Colonel Guillermo Brown, and the royalist forces commanded by frigate captain Jacinto de Romarate, defending the region.
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- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Argentine War of Independence – Battle of Martín García: The United Provinces of South America defeat the Spanish royalists”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (Spanish), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Decisiva victoria de las Provincias Unidas del Río de la Plata en el combate de Martín García”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
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