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Landing and Occupation of Buenos Aires

Name: Landing and Occupation of Buenos Aires
Start: 1806-06-25
End: 1806-06-27
Location: Buenos Aires

When: 25–27 June 1806
Where: Buenos Aires
Part of: British expeditionary force invades Buenos Aires on the Río de la Plata

British forces landed on the left bank of the Río de la Plata, taking Quilmes on 25 June 1806 and occupying Buenos Aires on 27 June.

The expeditionary force established control over the city for 46 days. This occupation was part of a broader strategy to seize the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata, which was considered an opportune target following the Battle of Trafalgar.

Sources

British invasions of the River Plate Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-02

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