Battle of India Muerta
Battle of India Muerta | |||||||
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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 | |||||||
Sebastião Pinto de Araújo Correia | Fructuoso Rivera | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
Total: 957[1]
| 1,700 cavalry and infantry[2] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
95:[2] 29 killed 66 wounded | ~600:[3] ~200 killed 350-400 wounded 30 captured |
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Portuguese conquest of the Banda Oriental
- Santa Ana
- San Borja
- Ibiraocaí
- Carumbé
- India Muerta
- Sauce
- Pablo Pérez
- Ibicuí River
- Arapey
- Catalán
- Paso Cuello
- Apósteles
- San Carlos
- Chapicuy
- Queguay Chico
- Arroyo Grande
- Santa María
- Tacuarembó
The Battle of India Muerta took place between the Luso-Brazilian forces under the command of Sebastião Pinto de Araújo Correia against the artiguists led by Fructuoso Rivera in Rocha, present-day Uruguay. The battle lasted for four and a half hours and ended in a Luso-Brazilian victory.[4]
References
Citations
- ^ Garcia 2012, p. 651.
- ^ a b Garcia 2012, p. 652.
- ^ Ferreira 2012, p. 75.
- ^ Garcia 2012, pp. 651–652.
Bibliography
- Ferreira, Fábio (2012). O General Lecor, os voluntários reais e os conflitos pela independência do Brasil na Cisplatina (PDF) (in Portuguese). Niterói: Universidade Federal Fluminense.
- Garcia, Rodolfo (2012). Obras do Barão do Rio Branco VI: efemérides brasileiras (PDF) (in Portuguese). Brasília: Fundação Alexandre de Gusmão. ISBN 978-85-7631-357-1.
External links
- Original report of the battle written by Sebastião Correia and sent to Carlos Frederico Lecor
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