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Attack on Chile
The plan was to take Buenos Aires, then move to Chile and attack from there the Spanish stronghold of El Callao in Peru. This proposal was canceled the following year, but was improved by Thomas Maitland in 1800 as the Maitland Plan. -
New Map
The 19th century Andean explorer, Antonio Raimondi, had drawn a map with the words Machu Picchu in the correct location. -
Rain Forest
A native named Fitzcarraldo attempted to build a Peruvian rain forest opera house to attract the singer Caruso. The 1982 film "Fitzcarraldo" by Werner Herzog was Herzog's version of the story. -
Nuestra Attack
The Nuestra Senora de las Mercedes, a Spanish galleon, was sunk by the British navy southwest of Portugal with more than 200 people on board. -
Liniers landed in las Canchas
Advanced with a mixed force of Buenos Aires line troops and Montevideo Militia toward the city. On 10 August he took control of the strategic points of Miserere and El Retiro, holding the north and west entries to the city. Beresford finally surrendered on 14 August. -
Battle of Montevideo
On 3 February 1807 Montevideo, defended by approximately 5,000 men, was besieged at 2:00am by a 15,000 strong British force in a joint military and naval operation under General Sir Samuel Auchmuty and a naval squadron under Admiral Sir Charles Stirling. Reinforcements for the defenders came en route from Buenos Aires, so that the rapid success of the operation was essential. -
Peninsular War
The central authority of the Spanish Empire was lost and many regions established autonomous juntos -
Peruvian War of Independence
This battle was fought against Spanish Empire and they were fighting over Junin and Ayacucho. -
José de San Martín Invaded Peru
After securing Chilean independence, with a fleet commanded by the adventurous Lord Cochrane, he invaded Peru and declared independence in Lima in 1821, with himself as dictator. -
Peru Claimed Independence
Peru declared its independence in 1821, and remaining Spanish forces were defeated in 1824.
