A British military force, under Brigadier-General Sir <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Auchmuty_(British_Army_officer)" id="mweA" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Samuel Auchmuty (British Army officer)">Samuel Auchmuty</a> captures the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_Empire" id="mweQ" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Spanish Empire">Spanish Empire</a> city of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montevideo" id="mweg" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Montevideo">Montevideo</a>, now the capital of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uruguay" id="mwew" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Uruguay">Uruguay</a>.