On 7th July 1807, Lieutenant-General John Whitelocke contemplated the terms of a surrender document to which he was about to put his name. It was the final act in Britain's disastrous attempt to add the colony of the Rio de la Plata to the possessions of His Britannic Majesty King George III. This book attempts to tell the story of this campaign.
| ISBN: | 9781862273429 |
| Publication date: | 30th November 2007 |
| Author: | Ian Fletcher |
| Publisher: | Spellmount Publishers Ltd an imprint of The History Press Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 192 pages |
| Genres: |
Colonialism and imperialism Battles and campaigns History and Archaeology History of the Americas Invasion, conquest and occupation Military history |