. Ports of the world. Guide book. O W T E V pied and evacuated by the troops ofboth Spain and Portugal, the territorywas ceded, finally, to Spain, on the firstof October, 1777. EUROPEAN GREED In the year 1806, Great Britain, beingat war with Spain, dispatched a fleet tothe Rio de la Plata under Sir HomePopham. The fleet attacked Montevideobut was repulsed. A second attemptmade in the following year with astronger force was successful, and onJanuary 23, 1807 the British capturedthe port of Montevideo after a siege ofeight days. They were forced to evacu-ate their position a few months

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. Ports of the world. Guide book. O W T E V pied and evacuated by the troops ofboth Spain and Portugal, the territorywas ceded, finally, to Spain, on the firstof October, 1777. EUROPEAN GREED In the year 1806, Great Britain, beingat war with Spain, dispatched a fleet tothe Rio de la Plata under Sir HomePopham. The fleet attacked Montevideobut was repulsed. A second attemptmade in the following year with astronger force was successful, and onJanuary 23, 1807 the British capturedthe port of Montevideo after a siege ofeight days. They were forced to evacu-ate their position a few months movement for independence inguay began with the Declaration ofIndependence on May 23, 1810. This DEO. BIRD S-EYE OF MONTEVIDEO URUGUAY declaration was made at Buenos was declared a part of theUnited Provinces of Rio de la May 18, 1811, the Spanish troopswere defeated by the Uruguayan gen-eral, Jose Artigas. Brazil, however,still claimed the territory and sent astronger force to occupy the country. Page Eight

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