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Anglo-French blockade of the Río de la Plata: Battle of Vuelta de Obligado.
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Anglo-French blockade of the Río de la Plata
1845–50 naval blockade by Britain and France during the Uruguayan Civil War
The Anglo-French blockade of the Río de la Plata, also known as Paraná War, was a five-year naval blockade imposed by France and the United Kingdom on the Argentine Confederation during the Uruguayan Civil War. It was imposed by the Royal Navy and French Navy in 1845 against the…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Battle of Vuelta de Obligado
Battle of the Anglo-French blockade of the Rio de la Plata
The Battle of Vuelta de Obligado took place on 20 November 1845, in the waters of the Paraná River, on its right bank and in the north of the province of Buenos Aires (Argentina), in a bend where the river narrows and turns, known as Vuelta de Obligado, in what is today the town…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)