Battle of Catalán
| Battle of Catalán | |||||||
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| Part of the Portuguese conquest of the Banda Oriental | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves |
 Federal League | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Andrés Latorre | |||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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2,500[1] 11 cannons |
3,400[1] 2 cannons | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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243:[1] 79 killed 164 wounded |
1,190:[2] 900 killed 290 captured 2 cannons | ||||||
The Battle of Catalán was fought between the Luso-Brazilian forces under the command of Luís Teles da Silva Caminha e Meneses, the Marquis of Alegrete, and the artiguistas commanded by Andrés Latorre in Arroyo Catalán, present-day Uruguay.[2]
The troops under the command of the Marquis of Alegrete consisted of 1,200 soldiers of infantry, cavalry and artillery of the São Paulo Legion (Portuguese: Legião de São Paulo) from the Brazilian province of São Paulo, 1,300 soldiers of cavalry from the Brazilian São Pedro do Rio Grande do Sul province and 11 cannons.[1]
The battle ended with a Luso-Brazilian victory.[2]
References
Citations
- ^ a b c d Garcia 2012, p. 35.
- ^ a b c "A Legião de Tropas Ligeiras na Campanha de 1816-1820, p. 86" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 March 2012. Retrieved 2011-07-21.
Bibliography
- Garcia, Rodolfo (2012). Obras do Barão do Rio Branco VI: efemérides brasileiras (in Portuguese). Brasilia: Fundação Alexandre de Gusmão. ISBN 978-85-7631-357-1.
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