our ▁in ▁the ▁line ▁of ▁duty ▁was ▁important ▁to ▁him , ▁and ▁his ▁services ▁to ▁his ▁adopted ▁country ▁were ▁seen ▁in ▁the ▁favour ▁to ▁Gar ib ald i , ▁who ▁would ▁years ▁later ▁name ▁one ▁of ▁his ▁grand children ▁" Will iam " ▁after ▁Brown . ▁The ▁Argent ine / B lan co ▁forces ▁occupied ▁most ▁of ▁Uruguay ▁but ▁could ▁not ▁capture ▁Monte video , ▁which ▁end ured ▁a ▁nine - year ▁sie ge ▁beginning ▁in ▁February ▁ 1 8 4 3 . ▁When ▁access ▁to ▁Par agu ay ▁was ▁blocked ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 5 , ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁and ▁France ▁entered ▁the ▁conflict ▁on ▁the ▁Colorado ▁side . ▁ ▁Last ▁years ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 4 7 , ▁Admir al ▁Brown ▁visited ▁his ▁native ▁Fox ford ▁accompanied ▁by ▁his ▁daughter . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁fall ▁of ▁the ▁Ros as ▁regime , ▁many ▁naval ▁officers ▁found ▁themselves ▁dis charg ed ▁but ▁not ▁the ▁Commander ▁of ▁the ▁Navy . ▁Brown ▁remained ▁hon oured ▁for ▁his ▁long ▁and ▁loyal ▁service ▁to ▁the ▁nation . ▁Ret iring ▁to ▁his ▁villa , ▁Casa ▁Am ar illa ▁at ▁Bar rac as , ▁Brown ▁was ▁visited ▁by ▁Gren f ell , ▁his ▁oppon ent ▁in ▁the ▁Brazil ian ▁war , ▁who ▁remarked ▁how ▁un gr ateful ▁the ▁Republic ▁was ▁to ▁its ▁good ▁servants ; ▁the ▁old ▁Admir al ▁replied : ▁" Mr ▁Gren f ell , ▁it ▁does ▁not ▁bur den ▁me ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁useful ▁to ▁the ▁mother ▁country ▁of ▁my ▁children ; ▁I ▁consider