Battle of Catalán

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Battle of Catalán
Part of Portuguese conquest of the Banda Oriental
Date4 January 1817
Location
, Banda Oriental (modern-day Uruguay)
Result Luso-Brazilian victory
Belligerents
United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves Federal League
Commanders and leaders

Joaquim Xavier Curado		 Andrés Latorre
Strength
2,500[1]
11 cannons		 3,400[1]
2 cannons
Casualties and losses
79 killed[1]
164 wounded		 900 killed[2]
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, Marquis of Alegrete, and the Artiguistas commanded by Andrés Latorre in , modern-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[]

  1. ^ a b c d Garcia 2012, p. 35.
  2. ^ 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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