William Brown : an irish seaman in the River Plate. To the navies of Ireland and Argentina / Guillermo A. Oyarzábal.
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TextoDetalles de publicación: Buenos Aires : Librería Histórica , 2008. Edición: Segunda ediciónDescripción: 405 p. : ilustraciones ; 21cm.ISBN: 9789871206407Tema(s): ARGENTINA | BIOGRAFIAS | BROWN | HISTORIA NAVAL| Tipo de ítem | Biblioteca actual | Signatura | Copia número | Estado | Notas | Fecha de vencimiento | Código de barras |
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Bibliografía. p. 395.
Introducción. p. 9.
State of knowledge on the issue. p. 9.
Chapter I. From Foxford to Buenos Aires. p. 21.
First years. p. 21.
Prisoner of Napoleon. p. 24.
An adventurer in the River Plate. p. 25.
A privateer at the service of the Patriot cause. p. 28.
Chapter II. A strategy for the River Plate. p. 31.
A thousand conflicting wills. p. 31.
Assault on and occupation of Martin García. p. 38.
Arroyo de la China: an unfortunate misjudgement. p. 46.
Chapter III. Siege, blockade and fall of Montevideo. p. 51.
Brown's point of view prevails. p. 51.
Naval combat of Montevideo. p. 54.
The capitulation. p. 61.
Brown's fury. p. 67.
The new "Don Quixote". p. 72.
Chapter IV. Privateer war. p. 75.
The revolutionary quandary. p. 75.
Brown's disobedience. p. 80.
Tempest in the Cape Horn. p. 85.
Chapter V. Brown and Bouchard in the Pacífico. p. 91.
The agreement of Mocha Island. p. 91.
The privateer incursion to the Callao. p. 93.
The Argentine squadron in Ecuadorian waters. p. 96.
Negotiations. p. 104.
Chapter VI. Tribulations and despair. p. 109.
The privateers in the public opinion. p. 109.
The apple of discord. p. 112.
"Covered in misery ...". p. 114.
Tribulations and disappointments. p. 119.
Chapter VII. Brown's lawsuits. p. 125.
The unusual litigation about the Hércules. p. 125.
A detainee in Buenos Aires. p. 129.
Symptoms of hypochondria. p. 138.
Chapter VIII. The uprising in the Banda Oriental and the War with Brazil. p. 143.
Family matters. p. 143.
"Everything calls us to war and vengeance". p. 144.
Hunting the "Lobo". p. 149.
The mistakes in Punta Colares. p. 154.
Siege and assault of Colonia del Sacramento. p. 159.
Chapter IX. The naval strategy of the conflict. p. 169.
The offensive on Montevideo. p. 169.
Fundamental replacements. p. 177.
Naval combat of Los Pozos. p. 181.
Popular homage. p. 186.
Chapter X. The masters of the River. p. 191.
All of them are haughty and arrogant. p. 191.
"It is preferable to sink rather than to surrender the flag". p. 193.
Privateer for the second time. p. 201.
Chapter XI. Time of triumphs. p. 209.
"New laurels wait for the squadron". p. 209.
Brown shows prudence! p. 213.
Juncal: "Glory to the have brave General Brown and his navy". p. 217.
"Guardian genie of the Plated and terror of the Brazilians...". p. 222.
The offensive over Carmen de Patagones. p. 226.
Chapter XII. Stagnation and peace. p. 229.
The Argentine tragedy of Monte Santiago. p. 229.
A matter of vanity. p. 235.
Resting on the oars. p. 240.
Dorrego ignores Brown's pleas and seeks peace desperately. p. 248.
Chapter XIII. Deputy governor of the Province of Buenos Aires. p. 253.
The Unitary coup of 1828. p. 253.
William Brown and the execution of Dorrego. p. 255.
A scenario overwhelmed by insecurity. p. 259.
From bottle of popular essence to king of batons. p. 262.
Chapter XIV. The internationalisation of domestic conflict. p. 269.
Family affairs. p. 269.
To save the dignity of the country. p. 274.
The Buenos Aires - Montevideo rivalry. p. 279.
Chapter XV. War between brothers. p. 285.
Brown confronts Commander Coe, his former comrade. p. 285.
The combat of Santa Lucia. p. 291.
Brown's ghosts. p. 294.
The loyalty of the Admiral. p. 299.
Chapter XVI. Brown and Garibaldi. p. 305.
The enlisting squadrons. p. 305.
Garibaldi's time. p. 310.
Costa Brava. p. 315.
Chapter XVII. Foreign powers come on stage. p. 323.
The siege over Montevideo. p. 323.
The controversial intervention of Commodore Purvis. p. 325.
Foreign intrigues and internal mistrust. p. 335.
"Amen, amen, amen". p. 339.
Chapter XVIII. The anglo-french intervention. p. 349.
The intransigence of the Federals hastens foreign decisions. p. 349.
Vuelta de Obligado. p. 356.
The quiet retirement of "old Bruno". p. 362.
Chapter XIX. Last years. p. 369.
The new order. p. 369.
The respected veteran of the River Plate. p. 371.
With a pilot on board. p. 380.
Conclusions. p. 385.
Sources. p. 393.
Bibliography. p. 395.
"... The fascinating life of William Brown, the Irish seaman who arrived in the River Plate in the eve of the May Revolution and became the first Argentine Admiral, emerges from the pages of this book, attracting the reader to an enthralling sea adventure."
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