| 词条 | William Dickson (Falklands) |
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|name= William Dickson |birth_date= |death_date=26 August 1833 |birth_place=Dublin, Ireland |death_place=Falkland Islands, UK |image= |caption= |allegiance= {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} United Kingdom |serviceyears= |rank= |branch= |commands= |unit= |battles= |awards= |footnotes=[1] }} William Dickson, born Dublin, Ireland[2] (died 26 August 1833) was an Irish-born settler in Port Louis in the Falkland Islands during a pivotal time in its history, following the removal of the Argentine military presence and leading up to the Port Louis Murders,[3]{{Citation broken|date=March 2012}} also known as the Gaucho Murders, during which he was killed in 1833. Appointment as British RepresentativeOn 2 January 1833, Captain Onslow, of the brig-sloop HMS Clio, arrived at Louis Vernet's settlement at Port Louis to request that the flag of the United Provinces of the River Plate be replaced with the British one, and for the administration to leave the islands. While Major José María Pinedo, commander of the schooner Sarandí, wanted to resist{{Citation needed|date=March 2012}}, his numerical disadvantage was obvious{{Or|date=March 2012}}, particularly as a large number of his crew were British mercenaries who were unwilling to fight their own countrymen{{Citation needed|date=March 2012}}. Such a situation was not unusual in the newly independent states in Latin America, where land forces were strong, but navies were frequently quite undermanned. As such he protested verbally, but departed without a fight on 5 January. Initial British plans for the Islands were based upon the continuation of Vernet's settlement at Port Louis. William Dickson was requested to fly the British flag whenever ships were in harbour.[4] Dickson held this office until his death on 26 August of the same year during the so-called Gaucho Murders.[5] Gaucho MurdersOn 26 August 1833, armed with weapons provided by American sealers, a gang of creole and Indian gauchos led by Antonio Rivero ran amok in Port Louis. The gang killed five settlers including William Dickson.[6] The survivors (13 men, 3 women and 2 children) took refuge on Turf Island in Berkley Sound until they were rescued by the British sealer Hopeful in October 1833. See also
References1. ^Juan José Parodiz, Darwin in the New World 1981:117. 2. ^The Irish in Falkland/Malvinas Islands Society for Irish Latin American Studies, 2005-11-01. 3. ^http://www.history.horizon.co.fk/articles/murders.html 4. ^http://www.falklands.info/background/governors.html 5. ^http://military-genealogy.forcesreunited.org.uk/2483/Falkland_Islands 6. ^http://www.falklands.info/history/history3.html External links{{Wikisource|Thomas Helsby's Account of the Port Louis Murders}}{{Wikisource|Soldiers and Civilians who left Port Louis}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Dickson, William}} 7 : 1833 deaths|People from Dublin (city)|19th-century Irish people|Irish people murdered abroad|Irish emigrants to the Falkland Islands|People murdered in the Falkland Islands|Year of birth missing |
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