▁In ▁a ▁pan ic , ▁the ▁Spanish ▁squad ron ▁sa iled ▁for ▁shelter ▁to ▁port , ▁but ▁three ▁of ▁the ▁ships ▁were ▁captured . ▁As ▁a ▁direct ▁result , ▁the ▁Río ▁de ▁la ▁Pl ata ▁was ▁fre ed ▁from ▁Spanish ▁control ▁and ▁Monte video ▁fell ▁to ▁the ▁Argent ines . ▁ ▁The ▁battle ▁continued ▁for ▁Brown ▁well ▁after ▁Argentina ▁claimed ▁victory . ▁Ass isted ▁by ▁Hi pp oly te ▁de ▁B ouch ard , ▁he ▁ch ased ▁and ▁har ass ed ▁Spanish ▁sh ipping ▁not ▁only ▁in ▁Argent ine ▁waters ▁but ▁also ▁on ▁the ▁west ▁coast ▁of ▁the ▁Amer icas ▁and ▁throughout ▁the ▁Pacific , ▁much ▁to ▁the ▁const ern ation ▁of ▁the ▁Argent ine ▁invest ors ▁of ▁his ▁ships . ▁Str and ed ▁on ▁an ▁island ▁and ▁exha usted ▁from ▁fe ver , ▁news ▁arrived ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁to ▁be ▁court - mart ia led ▁on ▁his ▁return ▁to ▁Argentina . ▁He ▁returned ▁to ▁England , ▁where ▁he ▁fought ▁a ▁legal ▁and ▁political ▁battle , ▁which ▁he ▁won ▁with ▁the ▁support ▁of ▁his ▁al lies . ▁He ▁returned ▁to ▁Argentina ▁and ▁had ▁Her cules ▁gift ed ▁to ▁him . ▁William ▁Brown ▁took ▁up ▁far ming ▁and ▁enjoyed ▁ 1 4 ▁years ▁of ▁content ed ▁and ▁happy ▁family ▁life . ▁ ▁War ▁with ▁Brazil ▁▁ ▁Brown ▁remained ▁active . ▁Uruguay ▁had ▁been ▁a ▁b one ▁of ▁cont ention ▁between ▁Spain ▁and ▁Portugal ▁for ▁three ▁centuries ▁and ▁now ▁played ▁the ▁same ▁role ▁in ▁relations ▁between ▁Argentina ▁and ▁Brazil . ▁On ▁ 1 4 ▁December