▁exist . ▁C ull en ▁was ▁defeated ▁and ▁shot , ▁and ▁A str ada ▁was ▁defeated ▁by ▁Just o ▁José ▁de ▁Ur qu iza . ▁The ▁ran ch ers ▁were ▁defeated ▁as ▁well . ▁The ▁diplom at ▁Manuel ▁Mor eno ▁ch anne led ▁the ▁protest s ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁mer ch ants ▁in ▁Buenos ▁Aires ▁who ▁were ▁impact ed ▁by ▁the ▁block ade ; ▁this ▁added ▁to ▁French ▁doub ts ▁about ▁maintain ing ▁a ▁conflict ▁that ▁they ▁had ▁expected ▁to ▁be ▁quite ▁short . ▁France ▁finally ▁lifted ▁the ▁block ade ▁with ▁the ▁Mack au - A ran a ▁treat y . ▁Lav alle ▁lost ▁French ▁support ▁but ▁sought ▁to ▁continue ▁the ▁conflict ▁anyway . ▁He ▁retre ated ▁before ▁reaching ▁Buenos ▁Aires , ▁without ▁starting ▁any ▁batt les , ▁and ▁escaped ▁to ▁the ▁North . ▁He ▁was ▁ch ased ▁by ▁Ori be , ▁now ▁in ▁charge ▁of ▁Argent ine ▁arm ies , ▁and ▁died ▁in ▁unclear ▁circumstances . ▁ ▁Despite ▁the ▁French ▁defeat , ▁Uruguay ▁was ▁still ▁an ▁open ▁war ▁the ater . ▁Manuel ▁Ori be ▁claimed ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁right ful ▁president ▁of ▁Uruguay , ▁and ▁w aged ▁the ▁Uruguay an ▁Civil ▁War ▁against ▁River a . ▁Ros as ▁supported ▁Ori be ▁in ▁the ▁conflict , ▁as ▁Uruguay ▁was ▁still ▁at ▁war ▁with ▁Argentina . ▁Ori be ▁laid ▁sie ge ▁to ▁Monte video . ▁Britain ▁and ▁France ▁joined ▁forces ▁with ▁River a , ▁captured ▁the ▁Argent ine ▁n avy , ▁and ▁began ▁a ▁new ▁naval ▁block ade ▁against ▁Buenos ▁Aires . ▁Giuseppe ▁Gar