United Provinces of the Rio de la Plata (Military Occupation)

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Establishment

• April 1819: Argentine forces reached the village of San Nicolás, where they established headquarters.
• June 1819: Battle of Itacurubi. Portuguese forces iccupy San Nicolás and the old jesuite reduciones.

Chronology

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1. Spanish American wars of independence

Were a series of independence wars by the Spanish colonies in America that started after the French occupation of mainland Spain during the Napoleonic Wars.

1.1. Argentine War of Indipendence

Was the independence war of the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata (later Argentina) against Spanish rule.

1.1.1. Portuguese conquest of the Banda Oriental

Was a Portuguese military campaign during the Argentine War of Independence that resulted in the Portuguese conquest of the Banda Oriental region (Uruguay).

• April 1819: Argentine forces reached the village of San Nicolás, where they established headquarters.
• June 1819: Battle of Itacurubi. Portuguese forces iccupy San Nicolás and the old jesuite reduciones.

2. Further events (Unrelated to Any War)

• August 1825: Uruguay broke away from Brazil on August 25, 1825, after numerous previous revolts. Independent Uruguay formed a regional federation with the United Provinces of Río de la Plata, today's Argentina: it was an annexation.

Disestablishment

• January 1827: Modern-day Uruguay is ccupied by Brasil in 1826.