Reoccupation of the Falkland Islands, December 1832

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Reoccupation of the Falkland Islands

December 1832
 

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

 
Ship NameCommanderNotes
Clio (18) 1807-1845
British 18 Gun
Unrated Sloop
John James OnslowBritish
Naval Sailor
Service 1810-1847
 

Argentina

 
Ship NameCommanderNotes
Sarandi (7) 1827-1832
Argentine 7 Gun
Unrated Schooner
 
 

Notes on Action


DescriptionTRN6
In the course of the same year, the Clio, 18, Commander John James Onslow, was detached by Rear-Admiral Sir Thomas Baker, commanding on the South America station, to reclaim possession of the Malvinas, or Falkland Islands, which lapse of time had encouraged the Buenos Aireans and others to regard as wholly abandoned. Onslow arrived at Port Egrnont in December, 1832, formally exercised the rights of sovereignty, surveyed the coasts, and ejected a Buenos Aires garrison and the war schooner Sarandi, which he found at Port Louis, East Falkland. The reoccupation created some excitement and diplomatic correspondence; but, of course, it was persisted in.
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