Battle of Catalán

Battle of Catalán
Part of the Portuguese conquest of the Banda Oriental
Date 4 January 1817 Location Arroyo Catalán, Banda Oriental (present-day Uruguay) Result Luso-Brazilian victory
Belligerents
United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves	Federal League
Commanders and leaders
Marquis of Alegrete Joaquim X. Curado	Andrés Latorre
Strength
2,500[1] 11 cannons	3,400[1] 2 cannons
Casualties and losses
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 and the Count of São João das duas Barras 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. Garcia 2012, p. 35.
2. "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.

External links

• A Legião de Tropas Ligeiras na Campanha de 1816-1820