Abstract

DUFFAU SOTO, NICOLÁS. "Fatal men". Criminal soldiers, desertion networks and political warfare during the first two years of the Siege Grande of Montevideo (1843-1844). Hist. Caribe [online]. 2020, vol.15, n.36, pp.21-49.  Epub June 27, 2021. ISSN 0122-8803.  https://doi.org/10.15648/hc.36.2020.3.

The article focuses on the case of some military deserters during the Guerra Grande (1838-1852) and in the first two years of the siege of Montevideo (18431844). This people left the government army and joined the ranks that besieged the city. The peculiarity of these people is that they were criminals. In relation to the criminal soldiers' case -and the propaganda about them- we will look for fragments of networks that made the desertion a business. This analysis helps to understand the situation of the armed forces during the first two years of the siege.

Keywords : Guerra Grande; army; soldiers; criminals.

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