<h2><em><u>The British invasions of the River Plate were a series of unsuccessful British attempts to seize control of areas in the Spanish colonial Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata that were located around the Río de la Plata in South America — in present-day Argentina and Uruguay. </u></em></h2><h2 /><h2><em><u>Start date: 1806</u></em></h2><h2><em><u>End date: 1807</u></em></h2><h2><em><u>Result: Spanish </u></em><em><u>victory</u></em></h2><h2><em><u>Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina</u></em></h2>
One reason: Plowing large areas of land A few more reasons: poor farming practices, farmers would loosen up the soil, and the land was deforested, making it loose the roots that held the soil in place.
