▁attack ▁took ▁place ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 8 0 7 . ▁During ▁the ▁battle ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁field ▁assistant ▁to ▁a ▁division ▁commanded ▁by ▁Bal b iani . ▁After ▁a ▁successful ▁resistance ▁against ▁the ▁British , ▁Bel gr ano ▁res umed ▁his ▁work ▁in ▁the ▁Cons ulate ▁and ▁dis cont in ued ▁his ▁military ▁studies . ▁Because ▁of ▁his ▁knowledge ▁of ▁French ▁he ▁had ▁a ▁brief ▁interview ▁with ▁the ▁defeated ▁Robert ▁Cra uf urd , ▁who ▁proposed ▁British ▁support ▁for ▁an ▁independent ist ▁movement . ▁Bel gr ano ▁rejected ▁the ▁offer , ▁considering ▁that ▁Britain ▁would ▁readily ▁remove ▁their ▁support ▁if ▁they ▁had ▁a ▁more ▁luc r ative ▁option ▁in ▁Europe , ▁and ▁in ▁such ▁case ▁the ▁revolution aries ▁would ▁be ▁hel pl ess ▁against ▁a ▁Spanish ▁counter att ack . ▁ ▁Car lot ism ▁ ▁Manuel ▁Bel gr ano ▁was ▁the ▁main ▁pro ponent ▁of ▁the ▁Car lot ist ▁political ▁movement ▁in ▁the ▁Rio ▁de ▁la ▁Pl ata , ▁a ▁response ▁to ▁recent ▁develop ments ▁in ▁Europe , ▁where ▁Spain ▁was ▁at ▁war ▁with ▁France . ▁Through ▁the ▁ab dic ations ▁of ▁Bay onne , ▁the ▁Spanish ▁king ▁Ferdinand ▁VII ▁was ▁de posed ▁and ▁imprison ed ▁and ▁the ▁French man ▁Joseph ▁Bon ap arte ▁was ▁appointed ▁King ▁of ▁Spain ▁by ▁the ▁French ▁vict ors . ▁This ▁led ▁to ▁a ▁partial ▁power ▁vac u um ▁in ▁the ▁vic ero yal ty , ▁as ▁the ▁legit im acy ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁king ▁was ▁rejected ▁by ▁all ▁parties . ▁The ▁purpose ▁of ▁the ▁Car lot