The Guerra Grande, or Great War, is introduced as Uruguay's conflict, with the main fighting dated here to 1839-1851. Earlier and later outbreaks are placed within a longer rivalry extending from 1832 to 1904. Foreign backing could reach both sides at once through governments and people pursuing different interests. William Brown's command of the Argentine fleet complicates any assumption that British connections implied support for the same Uruguayan faction as the British government. These overlapping relationships explain why intervention against Argentina belongs within an account of a Uruguayan civil war.
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The Guerra Grande and overlapping foreign support
The Uruguayan Civil War gives the Argentine blockade its regional setting, while foreign support crosses national labels.