This faction received some support from the French and British Empires in their struggle against the forces of former Uruguayan president Manuel Oribe's Blancos, which was also aligned with Argentine Federales under the rule of Buenos Aires caudillo Juan Manuel de Rosas.
Kjo fraksion mori mbështetje nga Perandoria franceze dhe britanike në luftën e tyre kundër forcave të ish-presidentit uruguajan Manuel Oribe, Blancos gjithashtu i përafruar me federalët argjentinas nën sundimin e Buenos Aires kaudillo Juan Manuel de Rosas.