LATIN AMERICAN MILITARY HISTORY


 

   
 
 

The sea battle off Robinson Crusoe island 1915

Monday, 9/24/01, 3:37 AM

 

 

     
 

Cumberland Bay, on Juan Fernandez island off Valaparaiso in Chile, was the scene of Alexander Selkirk's 4 year castaway experience between 1704 and 1709. Two hundred years later, in 1915 during World War One, it was the practice of the German Navy to send commerce raiders (usually cruisers) to prey on Allied shipping in the Pacific and the Atlantic. The German cruiser "Dresden" was caught by a British fleet at Cumberland Bay while it was repairing previous battle damage. After a short battle the Captain of the "Dresden" blew his ship up to avoid capture. The island has been renamed Robinson Crusoe island and the islanders say that under the right conditions the "Dresden" can be seen lying under 180 feet of water not far from the shore.

 

 

     
 

Web Site:

The sea battle off Robinson Crusoe island 1915

 

 

     
 
 

Mexican Revolution of 1910-1920

Thursday, 9/6/01, 4:14 AM

 

 

     
 

Mexican Revolution of 1910-1920 http://www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/Lobby/9980/PAPER .HTML Mexican military history: search the web also for Santa Anna and the Alamo; the Zapatistas; Cortez and Montezuma.

 

 

     
 

Web Site:

Mexican Revolution of 1910-1920

 

 

     
 
 

Battles of the Guararapes Hills 1648

Monday, 8/20/01, 10:09 AM

 

 

     
 

http://guararapes.exercito.gov.br/artigos/batgua/asba tgua.htm Dutch and Portuguese fight in the Battles of the Guararapes Hills 1648

 

 

     
 

Web Site:

Battles of the Guararapes Hills 1648

 

 

     
 
 

Battle of the Saints 1781

Thursday, 7/19/01, 12:14 PM

 

 

     
 

http://www.fortogden.com/saintes.html Anglo-French naval battle in the Caribbean during the American Revolution, the French taking the American side. The trade winds played a large part int the navigation of the Caribbean.

 

 

     
 

Web Site:

Battle of the Saints 1781

 

 

     
 
 

Latin and Central American chronology

Tuesday, 7/17/01, 9:15 AM

 

 

     
 

http://www.campus.northpark.edu/history/webchron/Amer icas/Americas.html

 

 

     
 

Web Site:

Latin and Central American chronology

 

 

     
 
 

Old maps of Spanish Central America

Wednesday, 7/11/01, 10:54 AM

 

 

     
 

http://www.lib.utexas.edu/benson/rg/rg1.html

 

 

     
 

Web Site:

Old maps of Spanish Central America

 

 

     
 
 

History of the Brazilian Imperial Navy

Monday, 7/9/01, 5:11 AM

 

 

     
 

nicely illustrated

 

 

     
 

Web Site:

History of the Brazilian Imperial Navy

 

 

     
 
 

South American history sites

Friday, 6/22/01, 6:07 AM

 

 

     
 

...in the Open Directory; extends to Central America

 

 

     
 

Web Site:

South American history sites

 

 

     
 
 

The Wars of Liberation

Tuesday, 6/19/01, 10:47 AM

 

 

     
 

written by a wargamer, this nevertheless has a good amount of historical information, including uniforms [at present only on the Royalist side] and orders of battle for many pitched battles.

 

 

     
 

Web Site:

The Wars of Liberation

 

 

     
 
 

South American Military History

Tuesday, 6/19/01, 10:07 AM

 

 

     
 

includes good detailed information on: Uruguayan Civil War 1825-9 Argentine Civil War [Rosas / Urquiza] and the Battle of Caseros 1852 The Triple Alliance against Paraguay 1864

 

 

     
 

Web Site:

South American Military History