A 1811 naval defeat nearly crushed the Argentine revolution in its infancy
A desperate naval clash on the River Plate in 1811 saw a veteran Spanish fleet dismantle the fledgling Argentine navy, nearly extinguishing the light of South American revolution before it could spread.
The Argentine War of Independence faced a catastrophic setback on March 2, 1811, during the Battle of San Nicolás. A small revolutionary flotilla, commanded by Juan Bautista Azopardo, was intercepted by a superior Royalist fleet loyal to the Spanish Crown.
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