Admiral William Brown ✠ - Almirante William Brown ✠ (Irish song dedicated to Argentina)

•When the May Revolution occurred, William Brown joined the patriot movement and in 1814 accepted the command of a squadron to deal with the interference of Spanish ships. Brown had to return to Buenos Aires as a result of a wound he had received in combat and the government appoints him Commander General of the Navy. Due to the effects of that wound, he remains lame for life. Later, he retired to his villa in Barracas, where he remained away from public life until President Rivadavia called him to service in 1826. That year he fought in the port of Colonia against the Brazilian squadron, his fate turned out to be adverse, until with eleven badly equipped vessels and a poor crew he defeated the Brazilians who commanded 31 units. On June 10, 1826, a powerful Brazilian force made up of 31 ships appeared before Buenos Aires.