Battle of Miserere

Battle of Miserere was a battle occurred during the second British invasion of the Río de la Plata between the British troops at the command of John Whitelocke, and the Spanish forces commanded by Santiago de Liniers.[2] The confrontation took place on July 2, 1807 in the current Miserere square, Balvanera neighborhood, city of Buenos Aires.[3]

Battle of Miserere
Part of the Napoleonic Wars
Date July 2, 1807 Location Corrales de Miserere, Buenos Aires, Spanish Empire Result British victory
Belligerents
Spain	Great Britain
Commanders and leaders
Santiago de Liniers Bernardo de Velasco Juan Pío de Gana	John Whitelocke Robert Craufurd Denis Pack John Levison Gower John Squire
Units involved
Regimiento Fijo de Buenos Aires Tercio de Vizcaínos Batallón de Arribeños Tercio de Miñones de Cataluña Cuerpo de Blandengues.[1]	95th Rifle Regiment 36th Regiment of Foot
Strength
1300 militiamen	900 soldiers

References

1. Documentos del archivo de Pueyrredón ... Buenos Aires (Argentina). Museo Mitre. 1912.
2. Historia de la Argentina. Vicente D. Sierra. 1960.
3. Miserere: ignorado epónimo de una plaza principal. Municipalidad de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires. 1963.