British invasions of the River Plate - Wikipedia
What it says on the tin. If Britain had succeeded, would they have been able to take and hold onto Argentina in the long term?
If Britain had conquered Argentina in 1806/07, could they have kept it?
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What it says on the tin. If Britain had succeeded, would they have been able to take and hold onto Argentina in the long term?
Imagine it would be Canada 2.0 though instead of Quebecois it would be Argentinos. Uruguay with its small population would likely become Anglo majority and also Patagonia would be an analogue for Western Canada.
What would be the limit of British conquest, would they take the entire Rio de la Plata colony over along with Patagonia?
What would be the limit of British conquest, would they take the entire Rio de la Plata colony over along with Patagonia?
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What it says on the tin. If Britain had succeeded, would they have been able to take and hold onto Argentina in the long term?
I would say argentina would liberated themselves anyway,they were short their own independence war so would be the same
I doubt it could become as Anglo as Canada. For starters, the population of French North America was close to 70,000 settlers by the mid 18th century, when the conquest took place, while by 1800 the city of Buenos Aires alone had 40,000 (twice as much as Boston at the time), and the entirety of La Plata (excluding Bolivia) was home to over 750,000 people at the time. Canada also received a major boost in emigration following the American Revolution, as up to 70,000 settlers came in from the former 13 colonies, almost doubling Canada's population. Canada also remained an attractive destiny for new immigrants over the following decades, solidifying Anglo control.
La Plata would be different, not only where the locals openly hostile to British rule, but the Brits only controlled the La Plata Estuary, the rest of the viceroyalty was still in Spanish hands, and with the Napoleonic Wars raging I don't see Britain wasting resources in securing a far-flung colony while Napoleon is a threat right across the Channel. I can't see Britain controlling La Plata for long, maybe with the exception of Uruguay if they really insist on keeping that land, but they would still fight an uphill battle if they tried to Anglicise the territory.
La Plata would be different, not only where the locals openly hostile to British rule, but the Brits only controlled the La Plata Estuary, the rest of the viceroyalty was still in Spanish hands, and with the Napoleonic Wars raging I don't see Britain wasting resources in securing a far-flung colony while Napoleon is a threat right across the Channel. I can't see Britain controlling La Plata for long, maybe with the exception of Uruguay if they really insist on keeping that land, but they would still fight an uphill battle if they tried to Anglicise the territory.