British volunteer units fighting in South America 1818-1819: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Legions
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"In June 1808 he accepted the command of an expedition of 9,000 men. Preparing to sail for an attack on the Spanish colonies in (to assist the Latin American patriot Francisco de Miranda) his force was instead ordered to sail for Portugal, to take part in the Peninsular Campaign and rendezvous with 5,000 troops from Gibraltar.": Neillands, Robin . Wellington & Napoleon: Clash of Arms. Pen & Sword Books. (2003), p. 39; Holmes, Professor Richard. Wellington: The Iron Duke. London (2002), pp. 102–103