William Brown (admiral)

William Brown
William Brown
	1850s daguerreotype of Brown
Nickname(s)	Guillermo Brown
Born	22 June 1777; Foxford, County Mayo, Ireland
Died	3 March 1857 (aged 79); Buenos Aires, Argentina
Buried	La Recoleta cemetery
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	Royal Navy ; Argentine Navy
Rank	Admiral
Battles/wars	Napoleonic Wars ; Argentine War of Independence ; Cisplatine War ; Argentine Civil Wars

William Brown (also known in Spanish as Guillermo Brown or Almirante Brown) (22 June 1777 – 3 March 1857) was an Irish sailor, merchant, and naval commander who served in the Argentine Navy during the wars of the early 19th century.^[2] Brown's successes in the Argentine War of Independence, the Cisplatine War and the Anglo-French blockade of the Río de la Plata earned the respect and appreciation of the Argentine people, and he is regarded as one of Argentina's national heroes. Creator and first admiral of the country's maritime forces, he is commonly known as the "father of the Argentine Navy".^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]

^ de Courcy, John (1995). The Admiral from Mayo. A Life of Almirante William Brown of Foxford, Father of the Argentine Navy. Edmund Burke. p. 96.
^ de Courcy, John (1995). The Admiral from Mayo. A Life of Almirante William Brown of Foxford, Father of the Argentine Navy. Edmund Burke.
^ Spanish: El padre de la Armada Argentina. Used mainly in Argentina but also in other countries like the United Kingdom, such as this BBC report. URL accessed 15 October 2006.
^ Spanish: Guillermo Brown or Almirante Brown, see e.g. his biography at Planeta Sedna. Retrieved 15 October 2006.
^ Irish: Béal Easa, see report at County Mayo's official website. Retrieved 15 October 2006.
^ Irish: Contae Mhaigh Eo, according to its official website. Archived 13 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine URL accessed 15 October 2006.

[1] Courcy, John (1995). The Admiral from Mayo. A Life of Almirante William Brown of Foxford, Father of the Argentine Navy. Edmund Burke. p. 96.

[2] Courcy, John (1995). The Admiral from Mayo. A Life of Almirante William Brown of Foxford, Father of the Argentine Navy. Edmund Burke.

[3] Spanish: El padre de la Armada Argentina. Used mainly in Argentina but also in other countries like the United Kingdom, such as this BBC report. URL accessed 15 October 2006.

[4] Spanish: Guillermo Brown or Almirante Brown, see e.g. his biography at Planeta Sedna. Retrieved 15 October 2006.

[5] Irish: Béal Easa, see report at County Mayo's official website. Retrieved 15 October 2006.

[6] Irish: Contae Mhaigh Eo, according to its official website. Archived 13 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine URL accessed 15 October 2006.

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