Britain's 'forgotten' invasion of Argentina

[Drone_pilot]

It's 200 years since Britain's invading army was routed from Buenos Aires - a mere footnote in British history, but, says military historian Peter Caddick-Adams, a historic event in the forging of friendship between the two countries that eclipses the Falklands fall-out.

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[John A Silkstone]

Thanks Drone Pilot for putting on site, I for one didn't know about the war.

Silky

[Reloader]

Nice bit of history, Droney and something I knew little of.
I once heard an Argentinian describe his people as 'Italians who speak Spanish and think they are English' Understandable, given the multinational history of the country!